“For both writer and reader, the novel is a lonely, physically inactive affair. Only the imagination races.” ImaginationRaceNovelReaderLonelyAffair Author:Mary McCarthy
“in reading ... stories, you can be many different people in many different places, doing things you would never have a chance to do in ordinary life. It's amazing that those twenty-six little marks of the alphabet can arrange themselves on the pages of a book and accomplish all that. Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely.” PeopleLittlesBookDifferentStoriesReadingChanceReaderLuckySixPagesOrdinaryLonelyMarkTwentiesAccomplishBoredDifferent PeoplesBook ReadingDifferent PlaceAlphabetOrdinary LifeReading Stories Author:Natalie Babbitt
“A personal essay often includes some or a lot of personal confession. That makes the reader feel less lonely in their confusion and darkness.” FeelsDarknessReaderLonelyConfusionConfessionEssaysPersonal Essays Author:Phillip Lopate