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― Letters of C. S. Lewis
― Letters of C. S. Lewis
“Or maybe arguing with people you disagree with takes less effort than exploring why they think differently from you.”
― Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
― Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
“We shall soon be in a world in which a man may be howled down for saying that two and two make four, in which furious party cries will be raised against anybody who says that cows have horns, in which people will persecute the heresy of calling a triangle a three-sided figure, and hang a man for maddening mob with the news that grass is green.”
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“It’s funny. No matter where you go, or how many books you read, you still know nothing, you haven’t seen anything. And that’s life.”
― Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
― Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
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― Jayber Crow
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