'...the narratives of the Bible are essentially inexhaustible. The Bible is terse, the Gospels are brief, and the result is that every moment and detail merits pondering and can always appear in a richer light. The Bible is about human beings, human families - in comparison with other ancient literature the realism of the Bible is utterly remarkable - so we can bring our own feelings to bear in the reading of it. In fact, we cannot do otherwise, if we know the old, old story well enough to give it a life in our thoughts.'
Marilynne Robinson, 'Wondrous Love' in When I Was a Child I Read Books, p.126.
