What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
A novel is a map of a place that doesn’t exist, but feels real.
I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days.
"The problem with fiction is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense."
The power of literature lies in its ability to make us feel less alone in the universe.