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The Essay That Altered the Course of My Life

The Essay That Altered the Course of My Life

On CS Lewis' "The Necessity of Chivalry"

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We should take care when using the term “life-changing.” Too many people are overeager to describe books or experiences that way, so that “life-changing” has become almost synonymous with “very good.” Baltasar Gracian had a great line about hyperbole: “It is an important object of attention not to talk in superl…

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