"But I think what happens when you read a book—ideally, anyway—is much
more complicated and beautiful and collaborative. My intent as an author
matters some, but you as the reader get some agency, too. You get to
discover meaning within the story, and sometimes the meaning you
discover will be meaning I hoped you would discover, and sometimes it
will be meaning I could never have imagined you discovering. But
together, we get to build something that matters to you
(hopefully), and that brings you pleasure and consolation and a feeling
of unaloneness that you can never get from merely listening."
- John Green
THIS is why I love reading. Just this.
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