Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/23

FACT OF THE DAY:

It was on this day (1/23) in 1967 that Christian Reflections (an essay collection) was published.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Unless the measuring rod is independent of the things measured, we can do no measuring.”

The Poison of Subjectivism
(Published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/1967)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did.”

TODAY’S ANSWER WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW.

ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION:not worth reading even then.” from the essay “Sometimes fairy stories may say best what’s to be said” in On Stories (originally in NY Times Book Review, 11/18/1956)