But you love books, then, ” Aunt Queen was saying. I had to listen.“ Oh, yes, ” Lestat said. “Sometimes they are the only thing that keeps me alive.”“ What a strange thing to say at your age, ” she laughed.“ No, but one can feel desperate at any age, don’t you think? The young are eternally desperate, ” he said frankly. “And books, they offer one hope –- that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that new universe, one is saved. . Anne Rice
About This Quote

This quote is referring to Lestat's obsession with the vampire literature. He is pointing out how books are a way to escape or free yourself from your current situation. You can put yourself in another world, one where you have all the possibilities of being anything you want. The quote also hints at the power of reading repeatedly. Since reading over and over again can cause you to feel like you are living in that book, this sounds like it would be a nice way to escape your life.

Source: Blackwood Farm

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