"Once a verbal structure is read, and reread
often enough to be possessed, it 'freezes.'
It turns into a unity in which all parts exist at
once, without regard to the specific movement
of the narrative. We may compare it to the study
of a music score, where we can turn to any
part without regard to sequential performance."
— Northrop Frye in The Great Code
Gardner reportedly died at 65 on February 19.
A post linked to here on that date suggests some
musical remarks.