"This is not an age in which to be a soft Christian."

-- Francis Schaeffer

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“In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world.”

Source : Henry Sumner Maine, Sir, J. H. Morgan (2000). “Ancient Law”, p.13, Beard Books
“We perfectly agreed in our ideas of traveling; we hurried from place to place as fast as horses and wheels, and curses and guineas, could carry us.”
“When you write songs, you try to tap into something that isn't straightforward in your head. Whatever you're feeling most strongly about usually comes out in your writing.”
“Dilettantism is the sort of thing one must avoid.”
“Shamanism is a path of knowledge, not of faith, and that knowledge cannot come from me or anyone else in this reality. To acquire that knowledge, including the knowledge of the reality of the spirits, it is necessary to step through the shaman's doorway and acquire empirical evidence.”
“Ye'll never best your fears until ye face them”

Source : Susanna Kearsley (2011). “Sophia's Secret”, p.133, Allison & Busby
“I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.”
“Names are very important for humans, aren't they? How do I translate for you the name of this town as it seems to me, the true name that tells of its history and people and lands and weather and . . . everything?”

Source : Karen Lord (2010). “Redemption in Indigo: a novel”, p.115, Small Beer Press

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