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“There is a certain amount of kindness, just as there is a certain amount of light...We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won’t do very much harm—yes, choose a place where you won't do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.”

Trying again but I get a headache after a page or two

Offers a contextual analysis of the literary canon drawn from work class readers' reactions. A more holistic interpreting of intellectual history and one that has been largely ignored. Life affirming and inspirational in its accounts of intellectual curiosity and the pleasure of reading. This book is a necessity in an increasingly illiterate age. I'm not even done with it yet !