http://laniersbooks.com/2007/01/19/a-great-writer-on-reading/ antiquarian gems and gently-loved jewels Sun, 20 May 2012 20:19:47 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://laniersbooks.com/2007/01/19/a-great-writer-on-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Lanier Ivester Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:46:09 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=200#comment-1039 Well said, Meg :) And I miss you very much!!! Well said, Meg
And I miss you very much!!!

]]> http://laniersbooks.com/2007/01/19/a-great-writer-on-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 claudia adams Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:34:52 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=200#comment-1038 What great timing!! I just started a Henry James last night and I had to go back many times to see what he was saying! We are a little more acquainted now and getting along much better. What an insight Lanier! What great timing!! I just started a Henry James last night and I had to go back many times to see what he was saying! We are a little more acquainted now and getting along much better. What an insight Lanier!

]]> http://laniersbooks.com/2007/01/19/a-great-writer-on-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Megan Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:14:49 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=200#comment-1037 Well, I must say, it's not only the savage tribes that eat the books...Cora seems to enjoy them very much herself. Ahhh, how tempted I am to often be a psuedo-scholar and merely surface read rather than wrestle with deeper thoughts. It may be the easy route, but it leaves one unchanged. Of course, we must also choose wisely which books will be worth the effort; my shelves are lined and my nightstand is piled with potentials, but only a few may make the cut--God's Word most of all! Well, I must say, it’s not only the savage tribes that eat the books…Cora seems to enjoy them very much herself. Ahhh, how tempted I am to often be a psuedo-scholar and merely surface read rather than wrestle with deeper thoughts. It may be the easy route, but it leaves one unchanged. Of course, we must also choose wisely which books will be worth the effort; my shelves are lined and my nightstand is piled with potentials, but only a few may make the cut–God’s Word most of all!

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