While reading I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, I came across this sentence and I loved it, so I wanted to share it here:
When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it -- or rather, it is like living it.
I love this idea that reading is just as active as writing. As living.
Great observation. Joining into the mind of the writer is a thrill.
ReplyDeleteAh, love that, Melissa. Perhaps that is why we'll read a passage over and over, trying to capture the moment for ourselves.
ReplyDeleteLove that quote!
ReplyDeleteWhen a book is so good, I forget I'm even reading, that's when I know it's got me.
ReplyDeleteI love "I Capture the Castle"!
ReplyDeleteI love that book! I read it in my mother/daughter book club. I don't know anyone else who has read it.
ReplyDeleteThat's ME! I've always felt I lived at book rather than just reading it! That quote's going in my journal.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for your kind words on my blog today. It was a vulnerable post for me and your words sank into my heart. *hugs*
Perfect! So true that reading really is active...you engage yourself when opening a book and entering its pages.
ReplyDeleteYup, that's perfect. :) That's usually me and my phone. I read while seated :) haha
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