[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fFTga7FitQQN5U0DeJYMEZ5SFSjQrBsF1_MzhzLsF0h0":3,"$fS5oIKXvOVT6-SPi0RtSPU37W8ykooV70KjPaDNMPyZs":16},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},32796,"Jean-Michel Guenassia","J",22,null,"jean-michel-guenassia",[12],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},29294,"vie",5,{"quotes":17,"pagination":82},[18,26,33,39,45,51,57,63,69,76],{"id":19,"quote_text":20,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":23,"source":24,"quote_tag":25,"commentary":9},3119005,"How were you supposed to feel when you adored the novels of Jules Verne, Maupassant, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Simenon and loads of others who then turned out to be complete bastards?",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":32},3118999,"There is something irrational about reading. Before you read a book, you can know immediately whether or not you are going to like it, just as with people, you can tell just from looking at them whether or not you’ll be their friend. You smell it, you sniff it, you wonder whether it’s worth spending time in its company. The pages of a book have an invisible alchemy that imprints itself on our brain. A book is a living creature.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis enigmatic quote is attributed to Jean-Michel Guenassia, a French author and philosopher known for his introspective writings on literature and human nature. Although I couldn't pinpoint the exact origin of this quote, it's likely from one of his essays or lectures in the 20th century, during which time he was grappling with the transformative power of reading and its impact on individuals.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nBeneath its poetic surface, Guenassia's statement reveals a profound tension between our instinctual reactions to texts (or people) and the mystical process of absorption that occurs when we engage with them. He suggests that our initial impressions are often fleeting and unreliable, whereas the experience of reading itself holds the power to transcend these superficial judgments.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nWhen approaching a new book or idea, resist the temptation to immediately judge its value based on your first impressions. Instead, cultivate a willingness to be surprised by the text's alchemy – allow yourself to be reshaped by it, even if you initially think it won't resonate with you.",{"id":34,"quote_text":35,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":36,"source":37,"quote_tag":38,"commentary":9},3118995,"Only amnesiacs have no regrets.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":40,"quote_text":41,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":42,"source":43,"quote_tag":44,"commentary":9},3118986,"I hated wasting my time. The only thing that seemed worthwhile to me was reading.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":46,"quote_text":47,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":48,"source":49,"quote_tag":50,"commentary":9},3118985,"No one can tell the difference between tears and raindrops.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":52,"quote_text":53,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":54,"source":55,"quote_tag":56,"commentary":9},3118973,"In due course, I came to classify writers into two categories: those who enabled you to arrive on time and those who caused you to be late. The Russian authors earned me a whole string of detentions.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":58,"quote_text":59,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":60,"source":61,"quote_tag":62,"commentary":9},3118959,"We always fear losing our memory, yet it’s the source of our troubles. Happy people forget.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":64,"quote_text":65,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":66,"source":67,"quote_tag":68,"commentary":9},3118953,"Literature is not just stories. 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