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Second trip through this collection of writing from Maximus. It's surprisingly devotional at a second glance, even when he's talking about motion.

In his essay, Wetzel blames the fall of the angels on nationalism and an obsession with border security. Really.

'“Exquisite,” Thom thought. That is the word. Unexpected, but true. Majestically exquisite. No. Not “majestically.” Let the word stand on its own. If it is the right word, it will work without help. If it’s the wrong word, adding other words to it will just make it seem desperate.'

"Our hearts are really wiser than our minds. Our minds look after the shadows, but what the heart holds most dear is nearly always the thing in itself, that which the eyes of the soul recognize in the shadow. At the heart of the shadow lies the thing itself: that which is not best because it is loved by all but rather is loved by all because it is best."