In the best books it's as if the writer knows us better than we know ourselves. They find the words to describe the fragile, weird, special experiences of our inner lives; the light on a summer morning, the anxiety we felt at a gathering, the sensations of a first kiss, the envy when a friend told us news of their new business, the longing we experienced on the train looking at the profile of another passenger we never dare to speak to. Writers open our hearts and minds and give us maps to our own selves so that we can travel in them more reliably and with less of a feeling of paranoia and persecution.
What is Literature for? from Marcus Armitage on Vimeo.