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“I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write.” Augustine/John Calvin”
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“To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities- truthfulness and unselfishness, a readiness to put one's own pleasures aside for that of others, to be courteous to all, kind to those younger than yourself, helpful to your parents, even if helpfulness demands some slight sacrifice of your own pleasure. . .you must remember that these two qualities are the signs of Christian heroism.”
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“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”
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“The world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining the shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, but do not try to pretend there is no danger. Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. Make them yeast, and when they’ve grown, they will pollute the shadows.”
― Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
― Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
“Within the drama the Promethean Ahab challenges the laws of creation and dares to steal divine thunder in order to shape it to his ends, subordinating passive Ishmael to his will. But Ishmael alone has escaped to tell the tale and in that telling is the author of a new creation, subordinating Ahab to his purpose.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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