If one wanted to depict the whole thing graphically, every episode, with its climax, would require a three-dimensional, or, rather, no model: every experience is unrepeatable. What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other most is that within both of them times and spaces open, different from measurable time and space. Italo Calvino
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In a lovemaking session, a time and a space take shape. In the session, the two people involved show that they are not only physically present but also mentally present. Time and space seem to open up for them, which makes them feel closer to each other. In this sense, lovemaking resembles reading because both activities bring about an experience that is unrepeatable.

Source: If On A Winters Night A Traveler

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