"Books are the way that we communicate with the dead. The way that we learn lessons from those who are no longer with us, that humanity has built on itself, progressed, made knowledge incremental rather than something that has to be relearned, over and over."
Art is not just about beauty; it’s about truth, even when that truth is uncomfortable.
The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."