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“There is no excess of goodness. You cannot go too far in the right direction.”
― The Pilgrim's Regress
― The Pilgrim's Regress
“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
“Language is not a communication tool but rather a portal into being – an invisible reality summoned into our world by the very shape and sound of words. Properly speaking, words are incantations.”
― Eleven Hidden Gems in the Works of the Inklings: The Music of Iluvatar in the Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield
― Eleven Hidden Gems in the Works of the Inklings: The Music of Iluvatar in the Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield
“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
“For the Inklings, language is not a communication tool but rather a portal into being – an invisible reality summoned into our world through the shape and sound of words. Properly speaking, words are incantations.”
― Eleven Hidden Gems in the Works of the Inklings: The "Music of Iluvatar" in the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield
― Eleven Hidden Gems in the Works of the Inklings: The "Music of Iluvatar" in the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield
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