Books, I don't know what you see in them. I can understand a person reading them, but I can't for the life of me see why people have to write them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.
I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'
Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not alone, that we can change our circumstances and even achieve the impossible.
I get thousands of letters, and they give me a feeling of how each book is perceived. Often I think I have written about a certain theme, but by reading the letters or reviews, I realise that everybody sees the book differently.
I love to write a book out of questions; in fact, I think it's the only way my writing can operate, if there's something I don't understand.
I'm sure most parents read to their children to explain what certain things mean. So books are a good way to convey a message to anybody. Everybody reads.
Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
I don't read anything anymore. I don't have the eyesight. I read my own copy, that's all. I think I've read everything that's worth reading.
Reading is as much a part of life as any part, and it's life itself. And it allows us to live other lives that we might not have lived if we hadn't picked up those books.
Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good, they make us believe that we are better for having read them. You don't read a book - you experience it. Every story opens up a new world.