Laurence Cosse Quotes
Literature Is A Source Of Pleasure, He Said, It Is One Of The Rare Inexhaustible Joys In Life, But It's Not Only That. It Must Not Be Disassociated From Reality. Everything Is There. That Is Why I Never Use The Word Fiction. Every Subtlety In Life Is Material For A Book. He Insisted On The Fact. Have You Noticed, He'd Say, That I'm Talking About Novels? Novels Don't Contain Only Exceptional Situations, Life Or Death Choices, Or Major Ordeals; There Are Also Everyday Difficulties, Temptations, Ordinary Disappointments; And, In Response, Every Human Attitude, Every Type Of Behavior, From The Finest To The Most Wretched. There Are Books Where, As You Read, You Wonder: What Would I Have Done? It's A Question You Have To Ask Yourself. Listen Carefully: It Is A Way To Learn To Live. There Are Grown-ups Who Would Say No, That Literature Is Not Life, That Novels Teach You Nothing. They Are Wrong. Literature Performs, Instructs, It Prepares You For Life.
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