Quotes about writers and reading

[_medley_]

I've just recently (well, since last March, about) started reading for fun again and I have missed it. Just finished The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and wanted to write down two quotes from it, one about writers and one about reading:

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[joonscribble]

Ah, I remember this novel! I think there was also a quote in there about how a book is like the author's soul, something that survives after death and that can linger and still touch others as it continues on. I know I butchered it but I remember that particular bit made me extremely happy.

[_medley_]

I just went looking for it but didn't see it. But I remember something like that! There were lots of lines in there that made me happy, just because they were so true of reading and stories in general.

[guardian_chaos]

That's an incredible quote, and so true. Being deliberately misleading is certainly a skill that an author could use with much finesse.

Also, the echoes from the last story read can be very catching! I've had a couple stories dig into my head so deeply that they influenced the way I looked at other stories for months. My goodness, that skill... That's a powerful thing, right there. :)

[_medley_]

It really is a powerful thing! What stories were they? (If you feel like sharing that.)

[rustydog]

I love that second one. It's so true and such lovely imagery.

(Yay for reading for fun!)

[_medley_]

It really is.

Heh--now that I'm reading regularly again, I'm starting to get that weird antsy feeling when I get near the end of a book and don't have another one to start.

[awanderingbard]

[_medley_]

Thank you so much! *HUGS* As soon as I saw a comment from you in my inbox, I got all excited because I knew what it was going to be. (OK, that sounds like I don't welcome comments from you at any time, but of course I do, and happily!)