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Thank you, Kurt, for the opportunity to define why I reread certain books. I have a number of favorites, but I will confine it to one: Jean-Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Bauby had been the editor-in-chief of the French Elle when he suffered a stroke at age 43. The medical result was a diagnosis of locked-in syndrome. I cannot imagine the enormous courage and commitment that Bauby drew from in order to create an alphabet that others could notate from that led to the magnificent and powerful inner dialogue of his novel. He is a reminder to all of us to live our lives with courage until the final hour.

Nancy

New York City, NY