Quote by George MacDonald
“Пусть сахарный язык Дурацкую облизывает пышность И клонится проворное колено Там, где втираться прибыльно. Ты слышишь? Едва мой дух стал выбирать свободно И различать людей, его избранье Отметило тебя; ты человек, Который и в страданиях не страждет И с равной благодарностью приемлет Гнев и дары судьбы; благословен, Чьи кровь и разум так отрадно слиты, Что он не дудка в пальцах у Фортуны, На нем играющей. Будь человек Не раб страстей, — и я его замкну В средине сердца, в самом сердце сердца, Как и тебя.”
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George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.
Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence."
Even Mark Twain, who initially disliked MacDonald, became friends with him, and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald.
MacDonald grew up influenced by his Congregational Church, with an atmosphere of Calvinism. But MacDonald never felt comfortable with some aspects of Calvinist doctrine; indeed, legend has it that when the doctrine of predestination was first explained to him, he burst into tears (although assured that he was one of the elect). Later novels, such as Robert Falconer and Lilith, show a distaste for the idea that God's electing love is limited to some and denied to others.