“A personal library is an X-ray of the owner’s soul. It offers keys to a particular temperament, an intellectual disposition, a way of being in the world. Even how the books are arranged on the shelves deserves notice, even reflection.… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“It is not an easy thing to alter the trajectory of your life. People have expectations on your behalf. You come to believe them… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“This is my commandment,” Jesus said, putting before us a single ideal, “That you love one another, as I have loved you” (John 15:12).… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“Believe me, if you’re a teenager, you’re always in the damned woods. Literally, you’re in the woods — probably too much you’re in the… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“...and he realized that he missed the old days of sailing, the ship almost willowy and hesitant, responsive to winds and weathers - not… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“Fictional characters soon take on a life of their own. They run with the bit between their teeth.” — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“Test-oriented teaching strikes me as anti-educational, a kind of unpleasant game that subverts the real aim of education: to waken a student to her… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“A personal library is an X-ray of the owner’s soul. It offers keys to a particular temperament, an intellectual disposition, a way of being… — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
