“One of the elements of writing that is most delightful to the engaged reader is the element of surprise. And one of the ways to surprise the reader is to set up an expectation that you then veer away from… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
“The ground for the necessity of Christian schools lies in this very thing, that no fact can be known unless it be known in its relationship to God. And once this point is clearly seen, the doubt as to the value of teaching arithmetic in Christian schools falls out of the picture. Of course arithmetic must be taught in a… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share
Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over. — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
“You do not create ex nihilo. You rearrange and recombine. You are the same old flour and eggs in search of a new recipe.” — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
“Sensory experience should not be draped on top of the story as sort of a last-minute decoration. Done right, it is woven into the fabric of the story, and as this happens, the reader is woven in, right alongside the description. In giving advice to writers, E. L. Doctorow once said that good writing should communicate more than the mere fact… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share
“When the travesties scattered throughout our modern art museums are set alongside the glories of ancient Greece, the Christian heart should swell with pride.” — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
Immodest and attractive is easy. Modest and repulsive is easy too. But modest and attractive is an art form. — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
“We were in desperate straits. Christ came to “ransom captive Israel” and to “disperse the gloomy clouds of night.” In our insolence, we were… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
“This is why stories like this, with great evils in them, are necessary for children to read. Kids just got here—they are still figuring things out, and stories are one of the central realities that can help them. Chesterton says somewhere that stories about dragons and knights do not teach children to fear dragons. They had dragons under the bed… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share
“Every culture has blasphemy laws. They are not always called that, but no society allows citizens to rail against the reigning deity. In our… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
“We sometimes do not appreciate the magnitude of the problem here. How could the eternal Word of the eternal Father take on limits? How… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
