5 quotes found
“Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed.”
“Read what gives you delightat least most of the timeand do so without shame. And even if you are that rare sort of person who is delighted chiefl y by what some people call Great Books, dont make t...”
“We should affirm the great value of reading just for the fun of it. . . . In my experience, Christians are strangely reluctant to take this advice. We tend to be earnest people, always striving for...”
“The book that simply demands to be read, for no good reason, is asking us to change our lives by putting aside what we usually think of as good reasons. It's asking us to stop calculating. It's ask...”
“Read what gives you delight—at least most of the time—and do so without shame. And even if you are that rare sort of person who is delighted chiefl y by what some people call Great Books, don’t mak...”
