I perceived quite early that I was a reader, and most of the people I came into contact with were not. It made a barrier. What they wanted to talk about were things they had eaten, touched, or done. What I wanted to talk about was what I had read. Frederik Pohl
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This is a very personal story. I read so much, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what it is like to want to talk about what you have read, but not be able to because most people can’t tell if you are interested in what they are saying. Most people are only interested in themselves, which means they are always busy being themselves.

Source: The Way The Future Was: A Memoir

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