Emma ThompsonI think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them.
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The saying, “I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them” can be used to demonstrate love for books and people. This is the type of person who sometimes adopts a book as a child and later returns to it as an adult to read and enjoy it. The image above shows a book that has turned up in the life of the boy above. The book is an important one that he keeps and holds dear and takes care of it like a person would. It was even given a name: "Book" In this example, the boy has decided to take the book back from his friend so that he can keep it forever. The reason why this book has been so important to him is not because he believes it will always be there for him as a child, but because it reminds him of his childhood and brings back memories of those days.
He remembers how he used to read this book whenever his mother left him alone with his friends or family members. It was a way for him to escape from the world around him. He could be alone with his friends and play around with them, away from his worries and problems at home. In this case, reading this book served as a way for him to find solace from his problems at home by putting himself inside the world of the characters inside this magical story for hours on end.
This is something he wishes he could do again as an adult, but unfortunately, there are no more magical stories for him to go into now that he no longer has anyone or anything he can escape into anymore. For now, reading books will have to do as a way for him to take a break from life's troubles and worries.
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