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Seringkali saat membaca buku seseorang merasa bahwa penulisnya lebih suka melukis daripada menulis; seseorang dapat merasakan kesenangan yang didapatnya dari menggambarkan suatu pemandangan atau seseorang, seolah-olah dia sedang melukis apa yang dia katakan, karena jauh di lubuk hatinya dia lebih suka menggunakan kuas dan warna. Asli: Often while reading a book one feels that the author would have preferred to paint rather than write; one can sense the pleasure he derives from describing a landscape or a person, as if he were painting what he is saying, because deep in his heart he would have preferred to use brushes and colors.