"Only when I was young did I believe that it was important to remember what happened in every novel I read. Now I know the truth: what matters is what you experience while reading, the states of feeling that the story evokes, the questions that rise to your mind, rather than the fictional events described." -- from 'The Vulnerables' by Sigrid Nunez
Very true and also quite a relief! I'm often embarrassed how much I forget of what I read. Now I can use this wonderful quote (if I can remember it...)