"How is it that, a full two centuries after Jane Austen finished her manuscript, we come to the world of Pride and Prejudice and find ourselves transcending customs, strictures, time, mores, to arrive at a place that educates, amuses, and enthralls us? It is a miracle. We read in bed because reading is halfway between life and dreaming, our own consciousness in someone else's mind."

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About Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen is an American columnist, novelist, and nonfiction writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992 for her work in journalism and later became widely read for novels and essays on family, social life, and public issues. Her writing spans newspapers, magazines, and bestselling books.

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