" But stories are like people, Atticus. Loving them doesn’t make them perfect. You try to cherish their virtues and overlook their flaws. The flaws are still there, though. " " But you don’t get mad. Not like Pop does." " No, that’s true, I don’t get mad. Not at stories. They do disappoint me sometimes." He looked at the shelves. " Sometimes, they stab me in the heart. "