" I went from escaping into books to extracting things from them, from being inspired by books to trying to do things that inspired me—many of which I first encountered in stories. I went from wishing I were like a character in books to being a character in my books. I went from reading books to wrestling with them to writing them, all the while still learning from what I read. The "

― Pamela Paul , My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues