Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
By the visual pattern, but mostly I'm guided entirely by my ear, what I hear.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
I have selective hearing.
I just think when you read something that's magnetic that pulls you into it or resonates with you, whatever that may be, that's always a positive thing. And you never know what that's going to be.
I'm particularly interested in how you can't rely on your own perception.
Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent.
I study people all the time. For some reason, we're not very good at seeing what's there or hearing what we're hearing.
People know accuracy when they read it; they can feel it.
I just think when you read something that's magnetic that pulls you into it or resonates with you, whatever that may be, that's always a positive thing.
Everything I've written I see in a very precise way and I hear in my inner ear.