I have no objections to churches so long as they do not interfere with God's work.
¶ (Attributed)
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Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984) American drama critic and journalist [Justin Brooks Atkinson]
The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.
¶ Once Around the Sun (1951)
People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking the responsibility for what they know.
¶ Once Around the Sun (1951)
In every age "the good old days" were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them.
¶ Once Around the Sun (1951)
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