Pg 36 Quotes

“Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“You read widely to be shaped, not so that you might be prepared to regurgitate.”
― Douglas Wilson, Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life

“We test students right after they read something mostly to ensure that they have in fact read it. From this, many have drawn the erroneous conclusion that the only good that can be extracted from their reading is that which can be displayed on or measured by a test. This is wildly inaccurate. Most of the good your reading and education has done for you is not something you can recall at all.”
― Douglas Wilson, Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life