"To dream with your eyes open."
From the video I viewed, this really stuck out to me because I 100% agree. Ever since I was a little girl I had always loved to read, if it was reading small stories I wrote to 500 page monsters by brilliant authors. I read because books allow me to escape reality and enter a whole other world like dreams do as well. I find solace in books, a nice break from the never-ending, always jumbling world we live in. Don't get me wrong, my life is awesome, but I think everyone needs to be able to lose themselves in a truly wonderful novel. What's better than that?
Though it may seem like a simple question: why do I read?-- it is the hardest question to answer. It's like asking me: why do I breathe? It is like an innate thing inside me... I HAVE to read. The characters in a book become my family, the villain my own; I cry and laugh alongside them because I can relate to them. Even if it's the most outrageous fantasy novel, books pull me in and allow me to see myself within the pages. I wouldn't be able to function without a book in my hand. Just like we need sleep and dreams; I need to read. That is why I read.
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