“...human beings are able to attend to issues longer, to think harder about them, to receive deeper impressions that last longer, if information is presented in a context of emotion--a sort of hot dressing--than if it is presented wholly without affect.” ArtReadingLiteratureBooksEmotionsReading Books Book:Emotion and the Arts Source: Emotion and the Arts
“...the rationale for the existence of literature lies precisely in its ability to work on issues that concern us deeply. And it does so in a way that keeps our motivation at its highest intensity. Literature is fuel for 'hot cognition.' One may presume that imaginative literature is a property that all human cultures possess and as such may provide humans with an evolutionary advantage.” ArtReadingPsychologyBooksEmotionsSelf AwarenessSelf Realization Book:Emotion and the Arts Source: Emotion and the Arts