Sunday, August 5, 2012

Home again



“Learn the psalms and ponder the ways of the early church. Know what must be known. Ancient fathers taught their ancient children, who taught their ancient children, these very things. Puritan Milton with his pagan muses. It is like a voice heard from another room, singing for the pleasure of the song, and then you know it, too, and through you it moves by accident and necessity down generations. Then, why singing? Why pleasure in it? And why the blessing of the moment when another voice is heard, dreaming to itself?”
Home, Marilynne Robinson

Back from the beach!

1 comment:

melissa said...

I really adore her fiction.

And hope you've returned refreshed! :) Welcome back.