More and more I lived in books, they were my comfort, refuge, addiction, compensation for the humiliations that attended contact with the world outside.

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When we get caught up in our own thoughts, or in the emotions that accompany them, we can get so lost in our own world that we lose touch with reality. Books can be a great escape, but they can also be a way of staying hidden from the world and all of its challenges and problems. Reading fiction and reading about other people’s lives can help us keep our perspective and keep us from getting too wrapped up in our own problems.

Source: Bad Blood

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