The closer and more completely you can come to explaining what a work of art means, the less like art it seems.
Laura MillerIf we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up very high on the list.
Laura MillerPeople like to complain about the state of contemporary literature, but I can only assume they don't read it very widely.
Laura MillerMaybe everything really does just have an expiration date--one that you can't see until she tells you she's leaving, and then she's gone.
Laura Miller