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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

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Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West

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The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints

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“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring two pence how often it has been told before), you will, nine times out of ten, become original without having noticed it. The”
― Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

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“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.”
― G.K. Chesterton

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“Philosophy makes literature clear, literature makes philosophy real.”
― Peter Kreeft, The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of the Rings

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“Philosophy says truth, literature shows truth.”
― Peter Kreeft, The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of the Rings

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“The ability to love authentically, not great intellectual capacity, constitutes the deepest part of a personality. It is no accident that the greatest commandment is to love. Authentic love leads us outside ourselves to affirming others: devoting oneself to the cause of man, to people, and, above all, to God. Marriage makes sense…if it gives one the opportunity for such love, if it evokes the ability and necessity of such loving, if it draws one out of the shell of individualism (various kinds) and egocentrism. It is”
― George Weigel, Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II

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