It makes sense. Writing prose works the same way. Learning to write is all about reading. One thing I've noticed is that I like to reread. I get through a lot

It makes sense. Writing prose works the same way. Learning to write is all about reading. One thing I've noticed is that I like to reread. I get through a lot fewer classic books than many of my obsessive-reader friends because I take time to revisit books over and over. And it occurs to me that this, too, is a key activity in writing: One must read sentences and paragraphs again and again to refine them.