The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone
– Donna Tartt. She wrote one of my favorite books, The Secret History. (via yeahwriters)
(Source: theriddleinwriting, via yeahwriters)
The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone
– Donna Tartt. She wrote one of my favorite books, The Secret History. (via yeahwriters)
(Source: theriddleinwriting, via yeahwriters)
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