From The Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole:

“‘I suspect that beneath your offensively and vulgarly effeminate facade there may be a soul of sorts. Have you read widely in Boethius?’

‘Who? Oh, heavens, no. I never even read newspapers.’

‘Then you must begin a reading program immediately so that you may understand the crises of our age,’ Ignatius said solemnly. ‘Begin with the late Romans, including Boethius, of course. Then you should dip rather extensively into early Medieval. You may skip the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. That is mostly dangerous propaganda. Now that I think of it, you had better skip the Romantics and the Victorians, too. For the contemporary period, you should study some selected comic books.’

‘You’re fantastic.’

‘I recommend Batman especially, for he tends to transcend the abysmal society in which he’s found himself. His morality is rather rigid, also. I rather respect Batman.’”

I couldn't agree more (with the Batman part)! And the middle ages are awesome as well.

But I do want to say to all the young'uns who post: I really admire what you are doing. It's great that writing is your hobby and that you feel confident enough to share your work with other people. Keep up the good work!