Fiction

The role of fiction is first to entertain, next to spread hope and light, and last to offer up messages encoded to the reader. If a book fails to entertain, put it down and spend your time more wisely. When light and hope cannot find their way through the tightly woven plot I not only look away, I set the whole thing aside. If there are no hidden encoded messages to ponder, “well, that was a waste of time.” I think to myself.

Be choosy about what you read. After all, by sitting down with a book and spending a few hours reading, you are giving the story a chance to become part of your world as much as you are joining the fictional one.