“Reading is a collaborative act between text and reader, so no text is read ‘objectively,’ and none gives up pure meaning. We bring ourselves to everything we read – including the people around us, the most complicated texts of all. We perceive patterns and connections; we foreground some things and subordinate others; some details we fail to see altogether. The best we can do is to try diligently, continually to expand our vision. This is where imagination collaborates with fact, taking us toward some kind of truth.” ~ Gail Griffin