Whenever we read a book we love, we change.... : Quote by John Erskine

“ Whenever we read a book we love, we change it, to some extent. We read into it our own interpretations, and the meanings which the words have taken on in our time. If a book is so rigid that it cannot lend itself to these fluctuations, it is useful only while it seems strictly true, and afterwards it is completely out of date. ”

John Erskine
  • From : The Delight of Great Books
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