Men afraid may see demons in the familiar, and direct their fear of the insensible to a fear of the sensible.” "Thought-lacking!” "So it is; but it is what folk do. (Michael Flynn)

Men afraid may see demons in the familiar, and direct their fear of the insensible to a fear of the sensible.” "Thought-lacking!” "So it is; but it is what folk do.

Michael Flynn

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