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A great piece of literature does not try to coerce you to believe it or agree with it. A great piece of literature simply is.
It is a vehicle of truth, but it is not a blueprint, and we tend to confuse the two.

— Madeleine L'Engle A Circle of Quiet (1972)

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We do not go around and discard the intellect, but we must go through and beyond it.

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