“It’s the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he’ll look for his own answers… That way, when he finds the answers, they’ll be precious to him. The harder the question, the harder we hunt. The harder we hunt, the more we learn.”

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man’s Fear

Each time we pick up a book, we go on an adventure of discovery. Fiction? Non-fiction? Doesn’t matter. If you haven’t read it before, you’re about to learn something. Nestled in every book’s pages await new facts, desirable skills, and worthwhile lessons, all there for the avid reader’s taking.

Already read the book? Even better, as now you can look for nuance, really get to know the text since you already have some familiarity with it. 

So whenever someone tells me they don’t read, I feel a tinge of sympathy. Most complain that they’d love to learn new things if they only had the time. But not so for readers. The amount a reader can learn is limited only by how many pages they can turn!

A special thanks to Linda, who suggested this week’s quote!

Note to readers: Each week, I share a fantasy quote and indulge my inner philosopher with a brief essay based on said quote. Share your favorite quote with me and I might feature it in a future newsletter! Email: dtkane@dtkane.com.