Graeme Base
'I wasn't always into books. I could read well enough as a kid but I wasn't in love with it. Things changed when I was introduced to J.R.R.Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings when I was about twelve. It was amazing - the world of Middle Earth was so HUGE. I was totally swept up in it.
I love reading now. Things come to life for me off the page in such a complete 360º way - a complete world in every detail. I love movies too, but I still haven't seen a movie screen as big as the one inside my own head! The only problem I have with reading is that I am slow at it. I savour every detail - almost as if I am proofreading the text (I guess that's because I'm in the book business) but I certainly wring every last drop of value out of the pages!'
Have you read this?
Enigma