But literature is unique. To understand literature, you read it with your head, but you interpret it with your heart. The two are forced to work together-and, quite frankly, they often don't get along.

“You're anxious to jump into the river, but you haven't checked to see if the wa…”

“I have been quiet today because fear in my heart has been fighting with frustra…”

“Words provide a voice to our deepest feelings. I tell you, words have started a…”

“Two things happen when you get to be old. One, you gather experience and knowle…”