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“The obvious is the hardest thing of all to point out to anyone who has genuinely lost sight of it.”

Quote by Owen Barfield

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Owen Barfield was a British philosopher, poet, and literary critic, recognized for his contributions to the philosophy of language and the theory of myth. A prominent member of the Inklings, a group of writers and scholars associated with Oxford University, Barfield's ideas often centered on the nature of language, imagination, and the significance of myth in human culture. more

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