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“Harcourt sent my book to Evelyn Waugh and his comment was: “If this is really the unaided work of a young lady, it is a remarkable product.” My mother was vastly insulted. She put the emphasis on if and lady. Does he suppose you’re not a lady? she says.”
― The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
― The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
“As with democratic politics, the market is a mass of individuals making discrete choices within a framework shaped by larger forces, over which they have limited control.”
― Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
― Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”
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“In American life, democracy and capitalism, despite their advantages, tend to erode the place of traditional authorities (families, religious faith, and other institutions), while putting new authorities (public opinion and market forces) in their stead. And that has consequences.”
― Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
― Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
“The overweight person diets not to punish him- or herself for being heavy but to become healthier. The athlete works out not because he feels guilty for sitting around watching TV but to train his body for competition. So it is with monks and their asceticism—and so it must be with us lay Christians.”
― The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation
― The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation
Carlos’s 2025 Year in Books
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