Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford, FRSLis an English author...
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You never came out the way you came in.
song reading tree
Goblins burrowed in the earth, elves sang songs in the trees: Those were the obvious wonders of reading, but behind them lay the fundamental marvel that, in stories, words could command things to be.
against europe push religion
What we need in Europe is to push back against the idea that religion is so farfetched that it's not worth talking about.
Anyone can be self-educated if they find the loose end of something to care about passionately.
believe stuff fool
Emotions can certainly be misleading: they can fool you into believing stuff that is definitely, demonstrably untrue.