Reading, for me, is like this: consumptive, pleasing, calming, as much as edifying. It's how I feel after a good dinner. That's why I do it so often: It feels wonderful. The book is mind and I insert myself into it, cover it entire, ear my way through every last slash and dot. That's something you can do with a book, unlike television or movies or the Internet. You can eat it, or mark it, like a dog does on a hydrant. Tara Bray Smith
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A person can enjoy reading a book, but this is not the same as reading the book, which may be useful for many people, but also consists of words that are already written by someone else. The pleasure of reading comes when you read it at your own pace and start to understand the words. People who read books in the hopes that they will understand everything that is written into them are enjoying slightly more than just reading.

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