Sometimes, when you least expect it, you become the girl in the woods. You lose your name because another one is forced on you. You think you are alone until you find books about girls like you. Salvation is certainly among the reasons I read. Reading and writing have always pulled me out of the darkest experiences in my life. Stories have given me place in which to lose myself. They have allowed me to remember. They have allowed me to forget. They have allowed me to imagine different endings and better possible worlds. Roxane Gay
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Reading can be a fantastic way to escape from your worries and stress. It can help provide a completely different perspective for you. It is almost as though reading about someone else’s life gives you a new life to live. In many ways, this is true.

Reading at just the right time can really change your outlook on life. It can give you a new perspective on your problems and even help you solve them. I have found that reading something as simple as a book about girls from another world can really inspire me to want to live a different type of life.

The way they live and how they overcome their obstacles, their stories have always been the ones that inspire me to want to pursue my dreams and make my own reality. Reading helps bridge the gap between reality and fiction, allowing me to come closer to achieving my goals.

Source: Bad Feminist

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