when a writer dies, a civilization dies too

when you read a book that you like you read more by that same writer.  when you read a lot of books by one person you start to feel like you know them.  when you read a lot of novels as a child you feel as though you have a new friend who has shared some important parts of your life.  When a writer that you read a lot of books as a child dies, you feel as the world will never be the same.  It has been a long time since i read a book by Anne McCaffery, but to me it still feels the world is a little less bright.