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Εστιν δε πιστις ελπιζομενων υποστασις,
πραγματων ελεγχος ου βλεπομενων.
(ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 11.1)
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A Useful Thought about Reading...
"Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer's work is only a kind of optical instrument he provides the reader so he can discern what he might never have seen in himself without this book. The reader's recognition in himself of what the book says is the proof of the book's truth."
- À la recherche du temps perdu.
- À la recherche du temps perdu.
Books on the Go
I frequently forget to update this as I move through things. When I do update it, I'm generally in the midst of a book I expect I may spend some time reading.
Beautiful & Pointless
- David Orr
(as of September 20, 2011)
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My blog entries are my opinions.
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My opinions can, and do, change.
Sometimes.
When I quote, I endeavour to do so accurately.
I welcome both email and posted comments with differing opinions.
Matthew Griffin's Reading Journal by Matthew Griffin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada License.
They are only opinions. Ça c'est tout.
My opinions can, and do, change.
Sometimes.
When I quote, I endeavour to do so accurately.
I welcome both email and posted comments with differing opinions.
Matthew Griffin's Reading Journal by Matthew Griffin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada License.
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Εστιν δε πιστις ελπιζομενων υποστασις,
πραγματων ελεγχος ου βλεπομενων.
(ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 11.1)