Feb 5, 2025 | Wednesday Quotes
There is nothing quite like the silence that comes over the room at the close of the final sentence. For a brief yet timeless stretch we are all there together, highly aware of one another but in wonderful solitude. Then, the conversation begins. The power of reading...
Jul 3, 2024 | Wednesday Quotes
“We read to know that we’re not alone.” These words are attributed to C.S. Lewis, but it seems they are just from Shadowlands, a movie about him. While there is something attractive about this quotation, I’m glad that Lewis didn’t actually say it. Reading can indeed...
Dec 27, 2023 | Wednesday Quotes
Our celebration of Christmas is ongoing. This is not about ‘making a point’ or offering a corrective to others. It is a matter of taking the opportunity to express our joy and gratitude, as well as our resolve that the birth of Christ make a real difference in our...
Jan 26, 2022 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“I wish it need not have happened in my time.” “So do I and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings I have seen a lot of...
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