tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post5914379729645163518..comments2024-03-28T14:05:32.701-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Does reading improve character?Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-72407529284633759812011-06-08T21:15:42.983-05:002011-06-08T21:15:42.983-05:00Well said, Anonymous. I could say exactly the sam...Well said, Anonymous. I could say exactly the same thing, as could, I think, most avid readers.Dorothy/The Nature of Thingshttp://birdwoman-thenatureofthings.blogspot.com/2011/06/crotch-shot-heard-round-world.html#commentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68581853125969879012011-06-08T19:44:29.515-05:002011-06-08T19:44:29.515-05:00I agree it's what you read not if you read. I...I agree it's what you read not if you read. I know that some books have made me at least understand another perspective and others have shifted my whole belief paradigm. I hope it was for the better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-92036544501134872662011-06-01T11:53:33.555-05:002011-06-01T11:53:33.555-05:00That is a great quote, Anonymous, and a favorite o...That is a great quote, Anonymous, and a favorite of mine, too. I think your point has merit - that reading does affect us and whether for better or worse depends on our choices of what we read. I think the author of that book about Jane Austen's work was making the point that "great" writers can help us improve our character. I hope that's true. I need all the help I can get!Dorothy/The Nature of Thingshttp://birdwoman-thenatureofthings.blogspot.com/2011/05/does-reading-improve-character.html?showComment=1306942403126#comment-c5104069531029923048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51040695310299230482011-06-01T10:33:23.126-05:002011-06-01T10:33:23.126-05:00I think that reading affects character. Whether it...I think that reading affects character. Whether it is for better or worse depends on the material read.<br /> The quote, "Character is what you are when no one is looking," is one of my favorite quotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com