“Everything that can be put into words lies within the scope of reason. But then again, not everything can be put into words. ### Out of the experience bequeathed in the words of others the recipient refashions and subsumes whatever his or her intellect deems important or inspiring. There is no dogmatic obligation in matters of intellectual education, and no arranged marriage of minds produces healthy offspring. Only sufficient intelligence is required; poor judgment will lead to making the wrong choice.” ReasonWords Book:Maimonides: Faith in Reason Source: Maimonides: Faith in Reason
“Libraries, whether my own or shared with a greater reading public, have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I've been seduced by their labyrinthine logic, which suggests that reason (if not art) rules over a cacophonous arrangement of books.” IfsLongArtI CanBookReasonRememberReadingMy OwnGreaterLogicMadLibraryArrangements Book:The Library at Night Source: The Library at Night
“Evil requires no reason.” ReasonEvilNo Reason Book:The Library at Night Source: The Library at Night
“I've never really understood attachment to a place for reasons of birth. That my mother happened to give birth to me in a certain place doesn't, to my mind, justify any thankfulness towards that place. It could have been anywhere.” GivingMindHas BeensReasonMotherCertainHappenedBirthUnderstoodJustifyAttachmentThankfulnessCould Have Been Author:Alberto Manguel
“It used to be that readers were relegated because they considered themselves far above society, and so the metaphor of the ivory tower developed. Now there's still this idea that the reader doesn't take part in the social game and in politics, the res publica, but for other reasons: he doesn't do it because he's not making any money.” StillsIdeasReasonUsedGamesSocialReaderMetaphorUsed To BeTowersIvoryIvory Tower Author:Alberto Manguel
