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Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can be deceived by the stories in the women’s magazines.
—C. S. Lewis on fantasy vs. fact, a timeless and timely reminder of the role of critical thinking in making sense of the stories we’re told. (via explore-blog)
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“Never confuse movement with action.”
-Ernest Hemingway
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I must study Politics and War that my sons may have the liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy, Geography, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Music, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry and Porcelain.
—John Adams on Family, Responsibility and Sacrifice. (via tredicielupo)
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I always have a sense of trembling, but so does a compass, after all.
—Jerzy Kosiński (via libraryland)
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There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.
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