George MacDonald
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"George MacDonald" was a Scotland/Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, Anne Bentinck,

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Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later," said Lewis, "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".

Elizabeth Yates (author)/Elizabeth Yates wrote of Sir Gibbie, "It moved me the way books did when, as a child, the great gates of literature began to open and first encounters with noble thoughts and utterances were unspeakably thrilling."

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The two pillars of 'political correctness' are:a) willful ignoranceb) a steadfast refusal to face the truth.

Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.

We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.

To have what we want is riches, but to be able to do without is power.

Where did you get your eyes so blue? / Out of the sky as I came through.

To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.