“It was then that I understood something essential: once a book is published, it no longer belongs to you. It takes on a life of its own. It begins to walk on its own legs, like a child who has chosen a direction. And most of all, no reader simply reads it — they see themselves reflected in it. And what they see — or what they refuse to see — depends far more on them than on you.” NovelReaderWriterWriting ProcessReaders LifeWrinting Book:The Island of What Could Have Been: Back to the Middle Lands Source: The Island of What Could Have Been: Back to the Middle Lands