What does this quote mean?" Great writers leave us not just their words, but a way of looking at things."

Question

Just wanted to know other people's opinions

Answer 1

Great writers don't just write,

they inspire

Answer 2

Something along the lines of "its not the words, its the message that matters"

Answer 3

Great writers don't just leave u a good story, and they don't just inspire, but they chance and warp your understanding of the world. They will (if just momentarily) change your life.

You know how you feel after you read Harry Potter? Like you want to pack up and go to Hogwarts this September. That's the feeling a good writer portrays and the feeling of (again, if just momentarily) changed life. (you grow out of it after an hour or two)

Answer 4

That a good writter wont just have you remembering what they wrote, but their point of veiw, their way of looking at the world.

Answer 5

it's not just reading the words they  wrote, but what you get out of them. what the words meant to you.

what they were saying.

Answer 6

It means a good Author will have the ability to change your outlook on life.

Answer 7

Great writer's aren't black and white like textbooks, you don't simply read and remember.

You also are understanding, you are seeing things through their eyes, and possibly they are inspiring you to change your view towards certian matters.