“Eliot was scornful of idle women readers who imagined themselves the heroines of French novels, and of self-regarding folk who saw themselves… — Rebecca Mead Book Copy Share Image
“Some very eminent critics writing in the decades immediately after the novel's publication felt that Eliot failed to maintain sufficient critical distance… — Rebecca Mead Artistic creativity Copy Share Image
I would have thought that one of the things one should learn from college is that nothing is guaranteed. Even if you… — Rebecca Mead Accountants Copy Share Image
What's your favorite book?' is a question that is usually only asked by children and banking identity-verification services--and favorite isn't, anyway, the… — Rebecca Mead Banking Copy Share Image
The best education for a writer, I think, is to read a lot - college can be a good place to do… — Rebecca Mead Best education Copy Share Image
Best qualification for an aspiring journalist is curiosity. — Rebecca Mead Curiosity Copy Share Image
“I could understand the impulse to make the novel more accessible. I want as many people as possible to read The Mill… — Rebecca Mead Books Copy Share Image
Reading is sometimes thought of as a form of escapism, and it’s a common turn of phrase to speak of getting lost… — Rebecca Mead Book Copy Share Image
“...there are pleasures to be had from books beyond being lightly entertained. There is the pleasure of being challenged; the pleasure of… — Rebecca Mead Books Copy Share Image
But to demand that a work be “relatable” expresses a different expectation: that the work itself be somehow accommodating to, or reflective… — Rebecca Mead Book Copy Share Image
While the fashion industry may, at least at the top end, be thriving, the notion of fashion itself is becoming more and… — Rebecca Mead Becoming Copy Share Image
A book may not tell us exactly how to live our own lives, but our own lives can teach us how to… — Rebecca Mead Book Copy Share Image
I'm not a policy expert - I am only arguing that there is more to an education than an economic ticket. — Rebecca Mead Arguing Copy Share Image
Books gave us a way to shape ourselves - to form our thoughts and to signal to each other who we were… — Rebecca Mead Book Copy Share Image
Of course we all know people who aren't cut out for college, but I know it's a mistake to think of education… — Rebecca Mead Book Copy Share Image
I think it's a terrible mistake to only think in terms of a degree "buying" you something. — Rebecca Mead Buying Copy Share Image
My master's degree was in journalism, but everything important I ever learned about being a journalist I learned on the job. — Rebecca Mead Degrees Copy Share Image
