Thoughts on { Reading | Roberto Bolaño (2004)

Arthur Tress, Girl with Dunce Cap. New York, 1972

“Reading is like thinking,
like praying,
like talking to a friend,
like expressing your ideas,
like listening to other people’s ideas,
like listening to music (oh yes),
like looking at the view,
like taking a walk on the beach.”

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“What a relief to give up literature, to give up writing and simply read.”

Roberto Bolaño, 2666 (2004)