Good literature expands us. It asks us to think more deeply, feel more fully, and step into the emotional worlds of others. A well-crafted sentence can shift our perspective; a single story can transport us to another time, another place, another way of seeing.
The best writing stays with us long after we close the book. It lingers in our thoughts, reshapes our assumptions, and reminds us of the enduring truths humans have wrestled with for generations.
Great stories—whether written today or centuries ago—still resonate because they speak to something universal. They teach us, move us, and gently remind us what it means to be human.
C.S. Lewis captured this beautifully when he suggested that the gift of literature is its ability to make us more than ourselves: to see through others’ eyes, imagine with other imaginations,
and feel with other hearts as well as our own.