Monday, November 21, 2011

Splash du Jour: Monday

The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone.
-- Donna Tartt --


Have a great Monday!
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1 comment:

  1. She makes it sound so dramatic but I read just for the pleasure of it with a "in sickness and in health" kind of mindset. I have to agree about wanting to be entertained though.
    C.

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