To read was precisely to enter another world, which was not the reader's own, and come back refreshed, ready to bear with equanimity the injustices and frustrations of this one. Reading was balm, amusement not incitement.


The Volcano Lover: A Romance (ed. Penguin UK, 2013) - ISBN: 9780141976525

Susan Sontag Quotes

To read was precisely to enter another world, which was not the reader's own, and come back refreshed, ready to bear with equanimity the injustices...

To read was precisely to enter another world, which was not the reader's own, and come back refreshed, ready to bear with equanimity the injustices...

To read was precisely to enter another world, which was not the reader's own, and come back refreshed, ready to bear with equanimity the injustices...

To read was precisely to enter another world, which was not the reader's own, and come back refreshed, ready to bear with equanimity the injustices...