I find this quote very interesting, and I find myself in relative agreement with it. More important than the text and words and characters of a book is what lies beneath. The themes and lessons portrayed through a story are what the author really wants to tell, rather than the story itself. This is why I feel Smith makes this comment on good authors. A story without anything beneath it is like a human being devoid of any emotion: empty and without a true purpose, it becomes nothing but a robot. In order to give a story life and make it into something greater than just words, an author must imbue it with a greater message.
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