. . the humanities encourage the development of our own humanity. They are our instruments of self-exploration.
Michael DirdaThroughout history the exemplary teacher has never been just an instructor in a subject; he is nearly always its living advertisement.
Michael DirdaBooks, by their very nature and variety, help us grow in empathy for others, in tolerance and awareness. But they should increase our skepticism as well as our humanity, for all good readers know how easy it is to misread. What counts is to stay receptive and open, to reserve judgment and try to foresee consequences, to avoid the facile conclusion and be ready to change one's mind.
Michael DirdaThe patient accretion of knowledge, the focusing of all one's energies on some problem in history or science, the dogged pursuit of excellence of whatever kind -- these are right and proper ideals for life.
Michael Dirda. . if you are given lined paper, write crosswise. At least occassionally.
Michael Dirdawe learn best by placing our 'confidence in men and women whose examples invite us to love what they love'(Robert Wilken).
Michael DirdaMany readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance ... (But) the best fantasies pull aside the velvet curtain of mere appearance. ... In most instances, fantasy ultimately returns us to our own now re-enchanted world, reminding us that it is neither prosaic nor meaningless, and that how we live and what we do truly matters.
Michael DirdaStichwörter: fantasy fairy-tales
I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair on a rainy night? A hammock in a freshly mown backyard? A verandah overlooking the summer sea? Good choices, every one. But I have no doubt that they are all merely displacements, sentimental attempts to replicate the warmth and snugness of my mother's lap.
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