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Very few books at all have any lasting importance. Do you realize how many books have been published since people started writing them down and publishing them? A hell of a lot. And what, there are, maybe, a few hundred over the last few thousand years that we still read today.

What difference does it make if they are "important" as long as they are well written and fun to read?

Don't get me wrong, I think all writers should strive for social impact, but if it turns out that the book accomplished nothing, I don't really give a damn.