On Reading

" ... Reading, I had learned, was as creative a process as writing, sometimes more so. When we read of the dying rays of the setting sun or the boom and swish of the incoming tide, we should reserve as much praise for ourselves as for the author. After all, the reader is doing all the work—the writer might have died long ago..."

Ever thought like this?

The above lines are from Jasper Fforde's First Among Sequels. The author is incredibly well read and super funny to read. Might get a little predictably smart and self-indulgent sometimes, but I am hopelessly in love with his writing. The above is one of the heavier lines the author has written.