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“Propaganda only works when you get totally disconnected from real people and get connected to the screen. When you get to know real people, propaganda doesn’t stand a chance. It’s simply impossible to believe that everyone hates you when you see evidence to the contrary every day.”
― The New Exodus: Escaping Putin's War
― The New Exodus: Escaping Putin's War
“He is happy whom the Muses love. For though a man has sorrow and grief in his soul, yet when the servant of the Muses sings, at once he forgets his dark thoughts and remembers not his troubles. Such is the holy gift of the Muses to men.”
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“To be selfless, you must first have a Self that
you can give up. There is a world of difference
between giving up yourself and giving up on
your Self.”
― The Song of the Void: A Self-Fish Story
you can give up. There is a world of difference
between giving up yourself and giving up on
your Self.”
― The Song of the Void: A Self-Fish Story
“There is no excess of goodness. You cannot go too far in the right direction.”
― The Pilgrim's Regress
― The Pilgrim's Regress
“Greatest in strength and deeds of prowess is Tulkas, who is surnamed Astaldo, the Valiant. He came last to Arda, to aid the Valar in the first battles with Melkor. He delights in wrestling and in contests of strength… he is tireless. His hair and beard are golden, and his flesh ruddy.”
― The Silmarillion
― The Silmarillion
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