How we cite our quotes: (Book.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
For my part I declare resolutely and with all my heart that if I were called upon to write a book which was to be vested with the highest authority, I should prefer to write it in such a way that a reader could find re-echoed in my words whatever truths he was able to apprehend. (XII.31.2)
And here we come full circle. What began as a search for truth has become a desire for many truths. See, multiplicity is already inherent in language. That's why ten people can hear the same thing in ten different ways. Who we are when we read something is actually a big part of reading—Augustine reading Paul's Epistles in the garden is a perfect example—and the Scriptures have taught Augustine to favor this more personalized way of reading over declarative, eloquent, rigid language. Cool.