We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games. - Tom Bissell
Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom. - Tom Bissell
I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy. - Tom Bissell
This does not make the authors of those narratives liars; it makes them servants of fallible human memory and perception. - Tom Bissell
Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self. - Tom Bissell
A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to. - Tom Bissell