Stephenson Family Ties

Once the child as learned to read alone,
and can pick up a book without illustrations,
he must become a creator, imagining the setting
of the story, visualizing the characters,
seeing facial expressions, hearing the
inflection of voices. The author and the
reader "know" each other; they meet on
the bridge of words.
from: Walk on Water
by: Madeleine L'Engle 1980