But God lets men have their playthings, like the children they are, that they may learn to distinguish them from true possessions. If they are not le… - George MacDonald

"But surely you would explain your idea to one who asked you?" I say again, if I cannot draw a horse, I will not write THIS IS A HORSE under what I foolishly meant for one. Any key to a work of imagination would be nearly, if not quite, as absurd. The tale is there, not to hide, but to show: if it show nothing at your window, do not open your door to it; leave it out in the cold. To ask me to explain, is to say, "Roses! Boil them, or we won't have them!" My tales may not be roses, but I will not boil them. So long as I think my dog can bark, I will not sit up to bark for him.

Afflictions are but the shadow of His wings.

What we call evil, is the only and best shape, which, for the person and his condition at the time, could be assumed by the best good.