About This Quote
The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story. Along with this quote comes the idea that the unread book is just a pile of words without any life. The reader is what makes it live and give life to the words and stories within it.
Source: Dancing At The Edge Of The World: Thoughts On Words, Women, Places
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