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“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended—civilisations are built up—excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong. Some fatal flaw always brings the selfish and cruel people to the top and it all slides back into misery and ruin. In fact, the machine conks. It seems to start up all right and runs a few yards, and then it breaks down. They are trying to run it on the wrong juice. That is what Satan has done to us humans”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Have no fear, Gertie dear. I’m always happy to turn up for a job where there’s nothing actually to do. I can indulge my natural indolence while basking in the self-satisfied glow of having conscientiously volunteered my non-existent services in the first place.”
― T.E. Kinsey, A Fire at the Exhibition