Strange - I'm not much of a film person. I love watching…

“Strange - I'm not much of a film person. I love watching films, but they don't stay with me the way books do. Stranger still, because my husband is a screenwriter!”

Dani Shapiro

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Films provide visual stories, but books linger longer due to deeper internal engagement.

In simple terms: Books stay with you more than movies.

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