3. Reread the masters
You were in high school when you read The Great Gatsby for the first time. You were just a kid when someone tell you the story of Odysseus.
The point is: You got it, right? You’ve already read them or learned about them, so you’re done, right?
We cannot be content to simply pick up a book once and judge it by that experience; it’s why we have to read and reread.
Because the world is constantly changing and we are constantly changing, therefore what we get out of books can also change.
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