Josh Hedgepeth

“I think of a second reading of a book as completing my read, a first reading is preliminary and reactions to a first reading are suspect.”
― Jo Walton, What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Science Fiction & Fantasy

“It is so often easy, when one has the luxury of being sure a thing will never happen, to be equally sure of one's answers.”
― Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream

“A re-read is more leisurely than a first read. I know the plot, after all, I know what happens. I may still cry (embarrassingly, on the train) when re-reading, but I won’t be surprised. Because I know what’s coming, because I’m familiar with the characters and the world of the story, I have more time to pay attention to them. I can immerse myself in details and connections I rushed past the first time and delight in how they are put together. I can relax into the book. I can trust it completely. I really like that.”
― Jo Walton, What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Science Fiction & Fantasy

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
― Stephen King