Jonathan W. Galassi - If you're reading an exciting book, it raises an expectation but it also ra

If you're reading an exciting book, it raises an expectation but it also raises a fear that the author is not going to deliver, that the expectation is not going to be met, you're going to be disappointed by a wrong turn. But when the thing is completed, the exhilaration and gratitude are deeply intense. You've gotten to read a great thing at its moment of emergence.

- Jonathan W. Galassi

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topic: Gratitude, Book, Reading