“Reading, as I have said elsewhere, is a full-contact sport; we crash up against the wave of words with all of our intellectual, imaginative, and emotional resources.” Reading Book:How to Read Literature Like a Professor Source: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
“You need to take ownership of your reading. It's yours. It's special. It is exactly like nobody else's in the whole world.” Reading Book:How to Read Literature Like a Professor Source: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
“We all learn from each other when we read and discuss literature, and our readings change based on those discussions. I know mine do, in all sorts of ways. But that doesn't mean I abandon my own viewpoint, and neither should you.” Reading Book:How to Read Literature Like a Professor Source: How to Read Literature Like a Professor