"If I can’t believe in God, I do believe in fiction. Reading a novel is an act of devotion that will..."

“If I can’t believe in God, I do believe in fiction. Reading a novel is an act of devotion that will slowly, I hope, build an empathetic understanding of people and experience beyond my own.”

- Claire Cameron, “Faith and Fiction: The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín.” (via millionsmillions)