“There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.”

“Writing about an idea frees me of it. Thinking about it is a circle of repetitions.”

“Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page. Monogamy is like reading the same book over and over.”

“Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are.”

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”

“Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are.”

“Sometimes I discover I have changed my mind because I have forgotten what I used to think.”