3 X 5's: Index Card Wisdom from Best of Books

PERELANDRA C.S. Lewis (1943). Perelandra . Lewis was a professor at Oxford and Cambridge Colleges specializing in English Literature. This is the 2nd book in his space trilogy. Ransom, a professor and the main character, is sent to Perelandra (the planet Venus), where a new world is beginning. Weston (a rogue scientist) arrives, possessed by a demon, who tempts the Green Lady of Perelandra (symbolizing Eve's temptation in the garden of Eden in the Genesis story)...Ransom defeats the demon after a long struggle and is rewarded with a divine vision. Most of the book is spent in Ransom's head with his thoughts...he's orienting to the topography of the new world, discovering his mission, trying to understand the encounters with the Green Lady, and fighting against the demon (mentally and then physically at the end) we are all tempted in daily life...it takes mindfulness to recognize the temptation, and courage to resist, especially in the small compromises we make...why is it s...

HONOR Mary Balogh (2019). Someone to Honor. This is the 6th book in Balogh's Wescott series. Abigail Wescott (6 years after her father died, she discovers she is an illegitimate daughter) meets Gilbert Bennington (lieutenant colonel raised by a washerwoman mom who rejected the help of his biological wealthy father, whom Gil later reconciles with). After Gil's wife dies in an accident and he returns from battle, he has to fight for the custody of his young daughter Katie. Through extraordinary circumstances, Gil and Abbey are married and obtain custody of Katie. Favorite quotes: I will not give up the treasure I have [Gil to Abbey] because I may not get the one I want. p.272 We will do this together, this living, no matter what the future holds in store for us. The future is the one that we can never plan for, even though we are always trying...We will deal with it... p.272 It was their own piece of heaven...Let's go home. p.324 Who in your life can you do things with...be t...