These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside. They should direct their anger at themselves. For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart.
タグ: religious, inspirational

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Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.
タグ: some, play, reality, imagination
I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists.
タグ: animals, help, like, ideas
I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
タグ: political, faith, beautiful, love
A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
タグ: hard, sometimes, great, work
It's true, too, that I'm tired of using books as political bullets and grenades. Books are too precious and wonderful to be used for long in such a fashion.
タグ: political, fashion, tired, long
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