The boy should enclose and keep, as his life, the old child at the heart of him, and never let it go. He must still, to be a right man, be his mother's darling, and more, his father's pride, and more. The child is not meant to die, but to be forever fresh born. β¨ George MacDonald, Rolland Hein (2004). The Heart of George MacDonald: A One-Volume Collection of His Most Important Fiction, Essays, Sermons, Drama, and Biographical Information, p.31, Regent College Publishing
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- Those are not the tears of repentance!... Self-loathing is not sorrow. Yet it is good, for it marks a step in the way home, and in the father's arms the prodigal forgets the self he abominates. β¨ Geo β¦ βΆ
- It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.
- There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing. β¨ George MacDonald (2015). The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writi β¦ βΆ
- I would not favour a fiction to keep a whole world out of hell. The hell that a lie would keep any man out of is doubtless the very best place for him to go to. It is truth... that saves the world. β¨ β¦ βΆ
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