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St Patrick and the Druid.

"Valuing novels for the social information they contribute, as many literary prizes do, is like judging dogs for fetching." --James Elkins in Athenaeum Review.

Starlit Woods.

"’Tis pointless-
The bitter storm wind’s
Roar, too, is cruel;
Why, in the evenings,
Am I so used to waiting?"

--Fujiwara no Teika

"De Waal contended that chimpanzees fight not for its own sake, as some scientists proposed, but to achieve a goal: typically food, access to mates, or status."