January 2011
“She needs a new journal. The one she has is problematic. To get to the present,...”
– Dave Eggers, How the Water Feels to the Fishes (via quote-book)
“I often hear people say that they read to escape reality, but I believe that...”
– Terry Goodkind (via mokap)
“At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book—that string...”
– Alberto Manguel (via thesearepeopleyouknow)
When I open a book...
thelostreader:
I can create my own world shaped by the characters of the plot I’m following. I can imagine where they are walking, through lush forests, cold winter mountains or under the warm sun. I can feel their emotions from joy to sorrow. I’m immersed in a world dependent on my imagination. The words in front of me are my guide and my eyes my portal into a whole new dimension.
Open the...
