"With so much reading ahead of you, the temptation might be to speed up. But in fact itâ€™s essential to slow down and read every word. Because one important thing that can be learned by reading slowly is the seemingly obvious but oddly underappreciated fact that language is the medium we use in much the same way a composer uses notes, the way a painter uses paint. I realize it may seem obvious, but itâ€™s surprising how easily we lose sight of the fact that words are the raw material out of which literature is crafted."

Francine Prose

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