Brian Jonson

“Learned desperation is at the heart of a praying life.”
― Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World

“When we read, we decide when, where, how long, and about what. One of the few places on earth that it is still possible to experience an instant sense of freedom and privacy is anywhere you open up a good book and begin to read. When we read silently, we are alone with our own thoughts and one other voice. We can take our time, consider, evaluate, and digest what we read—with no commercial interruptions, no emotional music or special effects manipulation. And in spite of the advances in electronic information exchange, the book is still the most important medium for presenting ideas of substance and value, still the only real home of literature.”
― Andrew Clements

“If you cannot embrace the pain of learning but must have instant gratification, you forfeit the greatest rewards of life.”
― John Piper, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God