Look, don't just stare at the pages, " I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book.

Wally Lamb
Look, don't just stare at the pages,
Look, don't just stare at the pages,
Look, don't just stare at the pages,
Look, don't just stare at the pages,
About This Quote

We all know that the characters in books are people who are not us, but we can still imagine what it would be like to live inside their heads. When we become our favorite characters, it makes us feel like we are actually there. This feeling of being transported to another place is probably the most exciting thing about reading.

Source: The Hour I First Believed

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