Editorial Observer - Some Thoughts on the Pleasures of Being a Re-Reader - NYTimes.com

Editorial Observer - Some Thoughts on the Pleasures of Being a Re-Reader - NYTimes.com: "The real secret of re-reading is simply this: It is impossible. The characters remain the same, and the words never change, but the reader always does. Pip is always there to be revisited, but you, the reader, are a little like the convict who surprises him in the graveyard — always a stranger."

(Click the link to read the whole article, which is quite lovely.)