“There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.”
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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
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“In our materialistic civilization, man thinks almost exclusively of his own narrow interests. He sees God as the one who ought to provide him with what consumption does not give him. God is utilized to satisfy selfish demands. If he does not answer prayer, they abandon him. Some even go so far as to blaspheme his holy name. The religion that ought to connect heaven and earth then runs the risk of becoming a purely narcissistic space.”
― The Day Is Now Far Spent
― The Day Is Now Far Spent
“Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
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