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There are two ways to get enough.<\/strong>
One is to continue to accumulate more and more.<\/strong>
The other is to desire less and less.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The true soldier fights not because<\/strong>
he hates what is in front of him<\/strong>
but because he loves what is behind him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literature is a luxury<\/strong>
fiction is a necessity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is the great lesson of \u2018Beauty and the Beast<\/strong>
that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G K Chesterton<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are two ways to get enough.One is to continue to accumulate more and more.The other is to desire less and less. The true soldier fights not becausehe hates what is in front of himbut because he loves what is behind him. Literature is a luxuryfiction is a necessity. 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