It's almost as if being able to do magic and living in a magical world have stunted divergent thinking.
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.”
― The Problem of Pain
― The Problem of Pain
“Americans, though apparently impressed by ghastly sentimentality and outrageous hypocrisy, are by nature much more politically cynical than Canadians. In their longer history they have had much more to be cynical about. They demand a vulgar show, enjoy it, guffaw, and forget it the next morning. When a new U.S. President takes office all bets are off and his campaign platform is dismantled and stored away. ”
― Eighteen Men : The Prime Ministers of Canada
― Eighteen Men : The Prime Ministers of Canada
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