Why we read Quotes

“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”

“After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.”

“...an irresistible of why we read and why we love.We are not quite novels.We are not quite short stories.In the end, we are collected works.”