"The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone."
— Novelist Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History & The Little Friend
Source: http://sinfulfolk.com
Just added JG Ballard's The Drowned World to my currently reading list. This is one of my all time favorite books and I'm looking forward to re-reading it. It looks like this summer will be one of re-discovery....not a bad thing when you're talking about great writers like Ballard.