Reading offers a kind of pleasure that few other activities can match. With nothing more than a book and a quiet corner, a person can travel to distant countries, live through other centuries, or step inside a mind entirely unlike their own. A good story pulls the reader forward page by page, while a thoughtful essay slows them down to weigh an idea. Regular readers tend to build larger vocabularies and stronger concentration almost without noticing. There is also comfort in returning to a favorite volume and finding that it has changed because the reader has.
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