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“Don't you ever mind," she asked suddenly, "not being rich enough to buy all the books you want?”
― The House of Mirth
― The House of Mirth
“I believe I know the only cure, which is to make one’s center of life inside of one’s self, not selfishly or excludingly, but with a kind of unassailable serenity—to decorate one’s inner house so richly that one is content there, glad to welcome anyone who wants to come and stay, but happy all the same when one is inevitably alone.”
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“There are no useful self-help books on being holy.”
― Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life
― Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life
“I stand in Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun; and behold! the Shadow has departed! I will be a Shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.”
― God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
― God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
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