But one day he said to me:‘ I’ve got it now. It’s reading isn’t it?’‘ I’m sorry?’‘ You read a lot, don’t you? That’s where it all comes from. Reading. Yeah, reading.’ The next time I saw him he had a Herman Hesse novel in his hands. I never saw him again without a book somewhere on his person. When I heard, some years later, that he had got into Cambridge I thought to myself, I know how that happened. He decided one day to read. . Stephen Fry
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We often want to be like someone else. We want to look like them, act like them, and even dress like them. But the thing is, we can never be them. No matter how hard we try, we will never resemble our idols.

This applies to everyone. If you want to be like someone else, you will always be left wanting something that they have that you don’t. When the person you want to emulate decides to read, he or she will be happy to share their happiness with you.

You can also thank the person who shares his or her happiness with you by reading their book.

Source: Moab Is My Washpot

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