I wanted to know what it was like to be a drug addict, and have an eating disorder, and have a loved one die, and fall in love. I saw my friends going through these things, I saw the world going through these things, and I needed to understand them. I needed to make sense of them. Books didn’t make me wallow in darkness, darkness made me wallow in books, and it was books that showed me there is light at the end of the tunnel. . Jackson Pearce
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A person who has lost someone close to them, who has seen it all and lived it all, will often turn to books as their refuge. Books provide comfort and they provide clarity. They provide the answer to the questions that everyone is asking. Unfortunately, this can turn you into an addict, although not a drug addict because this kind of reading is more likely to make you feel better than it is to make you feel worse.

However, if you are not careful, you might fall in love with a book and become obsessed with the characters in it. The fact that they are fictional can make them seem much more real than the people around you. This obsession can keep you from getting any sleep at night or in the middle of a stressful day at work because all you can think about is how your favorite characters feel.

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