Cornelius Plantinga Quotes

The written word Should be clean as bone, Clear as light, Firm as stone. Two words are not As good as one.

Cornelius Plantinga

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• The written word Should be clean as bone, Clear as light, Firm as stone. Two words are not As good as one.

  

  Cornelius Plantinga
  • Word
  • Written
  • Clear