On Rereading Books

I just reread a book I had read in 2012 when it first came out: Susannah Conway’s This I Know. It is one of the few books I’ve gifted several times and I have recommended it often to friends going through grief and bereavement.

I found there is much to be learned from rereading. I initially leafed through it looking for a quote I associated with it, namely the assertion that even in the most dire circumstances, when you’re totally down and out, you will find that most moments are not that bad...