If both Church and fairy-tale belong to humanity, they may occasionally cross circles, without injury to either. β¨ George MacDonald (2015). George MacDonald: The Complete Fantasy Collection - 8 Novels & 30+ Short Stories and Fairy Tales (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Lilith, Phantastes, The Princess and Curdie, At the Back of the North Wind, Portent, The Lost Princess, Adela Cathcart, Dealings with the Fairies and many more, p.1671, e-artnow
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- God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity still in the cloud, the oil still in the earth. How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We β¦ βΆ
- In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. β¨ George MacDonald (2007). Unspoken Sermons, p.248, Cosimo, Inc.
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