Dear Thinkers,

“There is another world, but it is in this one.” Yeats or Eluard

Books and ideas can take you out of the real world and move you into the ideal Plato knew it–he talked about ideal forms in geometry–and Yeats knew it too–he talked about that place “in the deep heart’s core.”

It’s a place of thought, imagination, and timelessness. It’s a world where you leave the physical limitations of now and get to know humans who lived at different places and different times. And it’s available to everyone.

But it takes a lot of work and commitment to get there. It takes dedication to books and ideas and the belief that they are worth it and that they can change you. My hope is that each of you finds yourself in this other world for much of your life.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck