Maybe The Private Life Wasn't

Even Though I Didn't Know I Was Applying For The Job, I Have Somehow Become The Spokesperson For Independent Book Stores.

She Sang As If She Was Saving The Life Of Every Person In The Room.

There Was No One Clear Point Of Loss. It Happened Over And Over Again In A Thousand Small Ways And The Only Truth There Was To Learn Was That There Was No Getting Used To It.

But These Last Months Had Turned Him Around And Now Gen Saw There Could Be As Much Virtue In Letting Go Of What You Knew As There Had Ever Been In Gathering New Information. He Worked As Hard At Forgetting As He Had Ever Worked To Learn.

Reading Fiction Not Only Develops Our Imagination And Creativity, It Gives Us The Skills To Be Alone. It Gives Us The Ability To Feel Empathy For People We've Never Met, Living Lives We Couldn't Possibly Experience For Ourselves, Because The Book Puts Us Inside The Character's Skin.