I often think that the last holiday is the greatest, but then some really stand out in my mind. One of the best was one my wife and I had in the Lake District. We stayed in a B&B and walked around the countryside for two weeks. Jay Parini Read Quote
The ability to sympathize with those around us seems crucial to our survival, and it’s connected to the mirroring functions of the brain. Jay Parini Read Quote
History is, of course, a made thing. It does not exist by itself in anything like a recognizable form. Jay Parini Read Quote
One of the first courses I ever taught at Dartmouth was on the Bible as literature. Jay Parini Read Quote
There’s been an unquestionable decline in American culture. The education system is thin on the ground. People don’t read as deeply and at length as they used to. And the media has been scattered into so many cable channels. Jay Parini Read Quote
The idea that owning a gun in America was an individual right only dates to the 1980s. Jay Parini Read Quote
Actually, a myth is a story that is not just not true, but it’s a story that is especially true. And I think the myth of Jesus is especially true. Jay Parini Read Quote
I still have deep respect for the evangelical tradition and feel, in many ways, close to the Baptist roots of my childhood, although I’ve been an Episcopalian throughout my adult life and a regular churchgoer. Jay Parini Read Quote
I’m tired of hearing about this ‘well-regulated militia’ that is so necessary for American freedom. Jay Parini Read Quote
