The most dazzling aspect of ‘Possession’ is Ms. Byatt’s canny invention of letters, poems and diaries from the 19th century. Jay Parini Read Quote
For the most part, I think of PC as meaning Plain Civil. You treat people the way you’d like to be treated yourself, and that means not using language that is demeaning. Jay Parini Read Quote
The British, and most European countries, have struggled to accommodate Muslim immigrants, but they have nevertheless welcomed them in large numbers. Jay Parini Read Quote
My own grandparents came to the United States as immigrants in 1912, and they lived for some years in Italian ghettos in New York. Most immigrant groups start in ghettos somewhere, and many of them never get out. Jay Parini Read Quote
I think that the practice of religion allows one to discover emotional and psychological truth of a kind not available in the secular world. Jay Parini Read Quote
I have a mystical bent, and I pursue daily meditations that follow the liturgical calendar – what are called the ‘daily offices’ of the church. Jay Parini Read Quote
The core of the Jesus message is what has made him relevant for twenty centuries. Jay Parini Read Quote
Whether we’re looking at the burial box of St. James, a fragment of the True Cross, the Shroud of Turin, or some bones supposedly belonging to John the Baptist, there is always excitement and distrust, faith and doubt. Jay Parini Read Quote
