"But that private world, once it's dramatised, doesn't live again until it finds a reader"
- John McGahern
About this Quote
This quote by John McGahern speaks to the power of literature and the written word. It recommends that the personal world of a writer, the ideas, sensations, and experiences that they draw upon to create their work, is only brought to life when it is dramatized and shared with a reader. It is just when a reader engages with the work that the writer's private world is really brought to life. This quote talks to the significance of the reader in the creative process, as without them the writer's work would stay in the world of the personal and unseen. It likewise speaks with the power of literature to bring to life the innermost thoughts and feelings of the writer, and to share them with the world. The composed word has the power to bring to life the personal world of the writer, and to share it with the world.
This quote is written / told by John McGahern between November 12, 1934 and March 30, 2006. He/she was a famous Writer from Ireland.
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