“ Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people’s lives, never your own. ”
Julian Barnes, in Flaubert’s Parrot (via jennabee)
i couldn’t disagree more.
sometimes through reading about something else or someone else we learn about ourselves. and in that sense, we are living our lives, or learning how to live our lives.
without certain knowledge that i gained from reading, i wouldn’t have figured out Tons of things that got me where i am. even if i am still somewhat, well, lost…
