I know not everyone starts out reading high literature. If you read enough you might be drawn to some other things, so maybe those vampire books are what they call 'gateway books.' I just coined that term. I don't know if there's a thing called 'gateway books.
Josh RadnorKindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.
Josh RadnorI remember the first day I was looking at my hands and I thought about my nails. People wouldn't really be paying attention to that, but a Civil War doctor - What would they be doing with their nails? Would they cut them really low? And Dr. Burns said, "No, they would let them grow out so they can scoop stuff out. They would use their nails." So for a while I let my nails grow. They were too long. I kept stabbing myself by accident, so I cut them down, but I was trying to be faithful to the details.
Josh RadnorI think that the mark of a great book is that it will meet you wherever you're at and you'll feel and experience something new and different each time you read it.
Josh Radnor