Website reading note
On writing.
Start with one sentence. Then give the space around it a little attention.
- Publication
- Baang
- Original language
- Persian
- Credit
- Statement attributed to Ghazi Rabihavi in the source introduction.
- This page
- Website editorial note. The commentary below is not authored by Ghazi Rabihavi.
A sourced selection
“A secret lies in the space left on the line.”
The selected sentence comes from introductory remarks about writing, before the literary extract on the source page. It is not presented here as dialogue from a story. The English wording is an editorial translation for this website.
Read the pause.
This website note offers a small reading exercise. Read the selected line once, stop, and return to it. Notice what the sentence states, then what you have supplied yourself. A pause can make those two things easier to distinguish.
The space on this page is part of that invitation. It gives a short statement room without adding a passage around it. The single sentence remains a selection from its source; the reflections below belong to the website.
Leave a question open.
Try holding one question beside the line instead of settling immediately on an answer. What might a reader bring to the space? There is room for more than one response. To follow the statement into its original context, continue to Baang.