"Books are messages from the dead, if not now, certainly eventually. Anyone who writes or makes books must feel this aspect of the book. They can be a form of immortality, for me as well as for the subjects of my books." - Caren Heft
Realizing our ideas can become an obsession. We'll stop at nothing to have our idea become something tangible that other people can see, use, and think about. So much so that this drive can cause us to make mistakes, but it can also bring a lot of outward and inward satisfaction. Or, according to bookmaker Caren Heft, a sense of immortality. Whether or not the book you write lasts forever, it certainly can physically outlive you, and hopefully, the ideas within will inspire people for generations to come.