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Finished the Quest of the Holy Grail! Entering the homestretch.

“Remember, however, that to be breakable is not the same as to be perishable. Strike a glass, and it will not endure an instant; simply do not strike it, and it will endure a thousand years. Such, it seemed, was the joy of man, either in Elfland or on earth...”

“It is obvious that tradition is only democracy extended through time.”

“A man cannot think himself out of mental evil; for it is actually the organ of thought that has become diseased, ungovernable, and, as it were, independent. He can only be saved by will or faith.”

“Everywhere we see that men do not go mad by dreaming. Critics are much madder than poets. Homer is complete and calm enough; it is his critics who tear him into extravagant tatters. Shakespeare is quite himself; it is only some of his critics who have discovered he was somebody else.”

“Strive to help your child, who is a selfish sinner, see his need of Christ’s grace and mercy in the cross.”

A treasure trove of wisdom.