“The Novelist As Teacher”: “I would be quite satisfied if my novels (especially the ones I set in the past) did no more than teach my readers that their past – with all its imperfections – was not one long night of savagery from which the first Europeans acting on God’s behalf delivered them.” IfsFirstsLongWould BePastNightActingTeachNovelTeacherReaderSatisfiedNovelistsImperfectionBehalfSavageryLong Nights Book:Things Fall Apart: Authoritative Text, Contexts and Criticism Source: Things Fall Apart: Authoritative Text, Contexts and Criticism
“It's great that there are so many different kinds of books for kids and adults to choose from. I think an eclectic reader is the best kind of reader to be, which would be why I was always so satisfied to hear that kids read the Baby-Sitters Club books and then went on and discovered other authors and other genres.” ThinkingKindBookDifferentWould BeKidsBabyReaderAdultsClubsSatisfiedGenreDifferent KindsEclecticBooks For Kids Author:Ann M. Martin
“Creation, even when it is a mere outpouring from the heart, wishes to find a public. By definition, creation is sociable. Yet it can be satisfied with merely one single reader: an old friend, a lover.” HeartWishCreationReaderLoversMereDefinitionsSatisfiedOld FriendsSociable Author:Lu Xun