"My mother doesn’t need much sleep. At any hour of the night, you’d wake up, and she’d be reading. She’d read five, six books a week. When we went on sailing trips, she’d bring a suitcaseful for the week. Even then, her office would have to send more."
- David GrannAmerican author David Grann is well-known for his non-fiction and investigative journalism. He related a story about his mother's extraordinary love of reading in one of his interviews. This story vividly depicts a person who is incredibly committed to knowledge and education. Any time of day or nig…