"What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers"

-Logan Pearsall Smith

What does this quote mean? Is it truthful? To me, this quote means that it is not important the blatant plot of a novel, but yet what you are able to take away from the book. What morals you learn and life lesson you take away from this novel makes it that much more meaningful. I completely agree with this because if you want a good story then just take a look around at people's lives around you, but the problem with that is that you do not learn the lessons.