Comments on: The Value of a Great Book http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-value-of-a-great-book/ The Pedablog on Classical Education by the CiRCE Institute Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:16:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andrew Kern http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-value-of-a-great-book/#comment-895 Andrew Kern Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:27:07 +0000 http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-895 I suppose you are right if you take my statement literally and drive the two sides into opposition! When I think about it, a great book can't make you think about anything without telling you something. But the great thing is to think about the quotation, not to focus exclusively on what it is telling you. I suppose you are right if you take my statement literally and drive the two sides into opposition!

When I think about it, a great book can’t make you think about anything without telling you something.

But the great thing is to think about the quotation, not to focus exclusively on what it is telling you.

]]> By: desert mom http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-value-of-a-great-book/#comment-889 desert mom Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:22:27 +0000 http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-889 I've been thinking on this (which must make your quote a great quote) and came up with at least one exception, but a significant one: God's Word, the Bible. Perhaps this is THE exception because it is the revelation of God to man. I’ve been thinking on this (which must make your quote a great quote) and came up with at least one exception, but a significant one: God’s Word, the Bible. Perhaps this is THE exception because it is the revelation of God to man.

]]> By: desert mom http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-value-of-a-great-book/#comment-888 desert mom Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:11:28 +0000 http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-888 Exactly! Quotable. Exactly! Quotable.

]]> By: The Patriot » Blog Archive » Good books http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/the-value-of-a-great-book/#comment-887 The Patriot » Blog Archive » Good books Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:30:38 +0000 http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-887 [...] from Andrew Kern: A book isn’t great because of what it tells you, but because of what it makes you think [...] [...] from Andrew Kern: A book isn’t great because of what it tells you, but because of what it makes you think [...]

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