Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which … - Ann Patchett

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I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.

Ann Patchett

Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic beings. Following complex story lines stretches our brains beyond the 140 characters of sound-bite thinking, and staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.

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Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic beings.

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There was such an incredible logic to kissing, such a metal-to-magnet pull between two people that it was a wonder that they found the strength to prevent themselves from succumbing every second. Rightfully, the world should be a whirlpool of kissing into which we sank and never found the strength to rise up again.

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In this life we love who we love. There were some stories in which facts were very nearly irrelevant.

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I certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.

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One must not be shy where language is concerned.

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