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“Civilization as well as education takes a downward spiral when it ceases to ask "What is truth?" and concerns itself primarily with what is measurable.”
― Katherine Paterson, A Sense of Wonder: On Reading and Writing Books for Children

tags: education, educational-philosophy, philosophy

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“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”
― Francis Bacon

tags: reading, writing

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“The naked intellect is an extraordinarily inaccurate instrument.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Wind in the Door

tags: faith, intellect, science

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“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: read, story, words, write

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“Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

tags: comfort, darkness, despereaux

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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Olathe Public Library- GoodReads Branch — 50 members — last activity Aug 02, 2011 11:02AM
An interactive reading community for the patrons and staff of the Olathe Public Library. Compare and share your reviews of books with fellow readers, ...more

Fans of C. S. Lewis — 138 members — last activity Feb 09, 2021 05:59AM
A discussion group and book club for fans of C. S. Lewis. I hope we'll touch on his three main thrusts: Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and ...more

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