“As this world becomes increasingly ugly, callous and materialistic it needs to be reminded that the old fairy stories are rooted in truth, that imagination is of value, that happy endings do, in fact, occur, and that the blue spring mist that make an ugly street look beautiful is just as real a thing as the street itself.” WorldNeedsLooksRealFactsStoriesBeautifulValuesImaginationStreetsThis WorldSpringBlueUglyFairyRootedMistHappy EndingsMaterialisticCallousFairy Stories Author:Elizabeth Goudge
“We tend to think of the problems of globalization and cultural identity as peculiar to our times. In fact they are rooted in ancient problems of civic belonging.” ThinkingFactsProblemIdentityAncientOur TimeBelongingPeculiarRootedGlobalizationCivicsCultural Identity Book:The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age Source: The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age
“I have assimilated Western thought and its clarity, but, in fact, I am solidly rooted in the passive Eastern nature and remain rebellious to any action.” FactsActionWesternClarityRootedPassiveEasternRebellious Author:Leonid Feodorov