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1 " Through our reading we can travel to other times and other places, into other peoples minds and hearts and souls: it is a transcendent experience. "
2 " In conversation we are sustained by the wisdom of those who have gone before us. We are also empowered to discern how we will face the challenges of both the present and the future. Reading is essential to this conversational way of life, as we often cannot literally converse with our forbears or with those who are following similar vocations in other places. We read as a way of listening to the wisdom of others. The conversation continues as we reply to this wisdom both internally and externally. Internally, we reply as we grapple to make sense of this wisdom in our own context. Externally, we reply to our reading as we discuss it with our church or work community. "
― C. Christopher Smith , Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish
3 " Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed. "
― Seneca , Letters from a Stoic
4 " The Scripture can only be read intelligently by inspired men and women. The value we get from our reading is in direct proportion to the measure in which we are filled with God's Spirit. We also need a regular systematic study of the Scriptures. We cannot maintain our spiritual life without it any more than we can maintain our physical bodies without proper nourishment. We also need to let what we study become a vital part of our daily lives. Take it to the store, the office, the school room, etc. Take it, and apply it wherever you go. "
