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People love to read about sins and errors, but not their own.

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...The question is, why do you think you can't be a writer?""To be a writer, you need readers.""I'm no painter, then. Who ever looks at my little dumb...more

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This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that you've addressed...more

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I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book.

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People read books to escape the uncertainties of life.