Day 1 - Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

The Things I Love About Life Project (for now, though a better name shall be created) has begun. 30 Days and so 30 Things I Love About Life.

Quote in title from Arthur Helps

Day 1: Reading

Ah reading, what can I say about reading that won't make it feel cheesy, trite or gasp, lame! Well, probably nothing but write on I shall. I love how nothing but a good story encased between between two covers can whisk you away from life and into the protagonist's so quickly. The way an author can tailor the plot so as to so immerse you with his words in worlds of fantasy, crime, dragons and forests, love and history. The list goes on and on.

“To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.” - Andre Gide

I would be at a loss in life if I were unable to read the stories upon which I devote some much time and energy. And in return, I gain a peace, a peace that comes from knowledge, from experience, the satisfaction that only a good story can really give.

“To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.” - A.C. Grayling