Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to acquire a sense of the period. And the other thing I think is that an actor lives in the land of imagination.
“A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.”
“No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation.”