Just as we say "listening and hearing,” "looking and seeing,” so we ought to have two expressions to distinguish active reading from passive. (Georges Duhamel)

Just as we say "listening and hearing,” "looking and seeing,” so we ought to have two expressions to distinguish active reading from passive.

Georges Duhamel

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