“Lewis closes his book, The Abolition of Man, with these prophetic words: “You cannot go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will… — Louis A. Markos Copy Share Image
You cannot go on 'explaining away' for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away. You cannot go on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There are progressions in which the last step is sui generis - incommensurable with the others - and in which to go… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“I want to see the world without explaining away its mystery by calling things wicked, righteous, sinful, and good. I want to… — Therese Doucet Copy Share Image
“Mystification has little to do with the vocabulary used. Mystification is the process of explaining away what might otherwise be evident” — John Berger Copy Share Image
I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different. — Martin Gore Copy Share Image
“I wonder, for example, if the twins’ piano training had given them the Tomaini brand of dexterity with hand jobs? Could a… — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image