An acquaintance of mine once called to ask advice on a memoir he was writing. He told me he wanted to learn to write for better effect. And he told me something that has been bouncing around in my mind ever since. He stated -- emphatically -- that he didn't want to "read any books." I didn't believe I'd heard him correctly. It went past me the first go-round. I asked what books he enjoyed reading. He said he sometimes read the sports section of his city's newspaper. "No," I said. "Books. What bo...
An acquaintance of mine once called to ask advice on a memoir he was writing. He told me he wanted to learn to write for better effect. And he told me something that has been bouncing around in my mind ever since. He stated -- emphatically -- that he didn't want to "read any books." I didn't believe I'd heard him correctly. It went past me the first go-round. I asked what books he enjoyed reading. He said he sometimes read the sports section of his city's newspaper. "No," I said. "Books. What bo...
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