On Reading

The older I am, the lesser time I spend reading. It isn’t because of competing entertainments but that there is always something else to do – not better – but a person, an object, wanting attention.

A book is a pathway inside another person’s head….you have few deep relationships, maybe no real emotional connections with others at all. …A novel is an opportunity to really listen to another human being…. To disconnect. To finally feel alone…


From Why Teenagers Read Better Than You

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