“In reading, a lonely, quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation.”- Stéphane Mallarmé. I didn’t really enjoy reading until sixth grade when my teacher recommended I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I found this whole other world where I could relate to book and I loved that people weren’t riding dragons or making uncanny potions, it was genuine. So I went to the library the next day and went to the Realistic Fiction section and it’s been my genre ever since. Reading to me means an escape into a world where my complications don’t matter, where I learn something different, and where I have more experiences that can be gathered in a lifetime.
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons”- Stephen King. Reading teaches me countless lessons. For …show more content…
You live several lives while reading it.” - William Styron. While reading I’ve been an artist, surfer, orphan, explorer, pirate, pianist, runaway and a teenager. While reading I’ve been to Alaska, Canada, Afghanistan, New York, Washington D.C., London, Cuba, Egypt, and Italy. While reading I’ve been back paging through Europe, walked with Martin Luther King, forced into a new civilization, sailed the ocean blue with Columbus in 1492, felt heartbreak with Hazel Grace Lancaster, and experienced a life with no color or sentiment.
“I love to read. That doesn’t mean I don’t have a life. It doesn’t mean I’m a nerd. I only love the feeling that … even when you’re back in reality you still feels like you’re in a different world.” – S.A. When I’m reading I get swept up into a world where I express the emotions of the narrator and I forget everything around me. I feel like I can jump into the book and live there, and then when it ends I find a new place to live. Reading is my safe place where I’m lost in an entanglement of words. Books are my
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons”- Stephen King. Reading teaches me countless lessons. For …show more content…
You live several lives while reading it.” - William Styron. While reading I’ve been an artist, surfer, orphan, explorer, pirate, pianist, runaway and a teenager. While reading I’ve been to Alaska, Canada, Afghanistan, New York, Washington D.C., London, Cuba, Egypt, and Italy. While reading I’ve been back paging through Europe, walked with Martin Luther King, forced into a new civilization, sailed the ocean blue with Columbus in 1492, felt heartbreak with Hazel Grace Lancaster, and experienced a life with no color or sentiment.
“I love to read. That doesn’t mean I don’t have a life. It doesn’t mean I’m a nerd. I only love the feeling that … even when you’re back in reality you still feels like you’re in a different world.” – S.A. When I’m reading I get swept up into a world where I express the emotions of the narrator and I forget everything around me. I feel like I can jump into the book and live there, and then when it ends I find a new place to live. Reading is my safe place where I’m lost in an entanglement of words. Books are my