The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will have much more influence than even Shakespeare upon the written and spoken language of the English race.
I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it.
I think there's some pretty amazing language in the Bible.
I have quite a few different Bibles. Having rejected my parents' religion, I still think the King James Bible is the most important work of literature in English. None of us can help being influenced by it.
I read the Bible to myself; I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.
Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.
A book can be wonderful and powerful and accessible and artful all at the same time.
The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.
Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.
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