The Simplest Pattern
The following are two selections from W. Someset Maugham’s acclaimed and highly autobiographical novel, Of Human Bondage. Both passages describe the protagonist, Philip, as he is reflecting on the...
View ArticleC.S. Lewis Reflects on the Birds and the Bees
“When the two people who thus discover that they are on the same secret road are of different sexes, the friendship which arises between them will very easily pass – may pass in the first half-hour –...
View ArticleJ.R.R. Tolkien’s Advice for Finding the Right Girl
“In this fallen world the ‘friendship’ that should be possible between all human beings, is virtually impossible between man and woman… Later in life when sex cools down, it may be possible. It may...
View ArticleSam Harris: Why I Decided to Have Children
Interviewer: You’ve briefly discussed the ethics of having children and the evidence that parents are less happy and less productive than their child-free counterparts. Why did you decide to have...
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