Reading.

Many kids my age don’t have the time or attention span to read. I, however, have had the love of reading from a very early age. Books are magical things, though some people do not see or feel their magic. For me, reading is an escape. It is forgetting where you are and who you are for a little while. You can live vicariously through these characters, and achieve things you never thought possible. These characters give you hope and imagination. You find pieces of yourself in them and learn that you are not alone. Not only do I love to read, but also to write. My imagination is always running rampant, a characteristic I am sure was imposed upon me through the stories I have read. My mind is constantly coming up with different story lines and characters for things I haven’t written yet. Writing is as much an escape for me as reading is. I lose myself in the words, in creating a place that may or may not be real. The ability to imagine is truly a gift to be used to help others and yourself. You never know who your words will touch, and that in itself is magic. Reading is the same. In those stories, you find answers to questions you didn’t realize you asked.

"Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of

magic, capable of inflicting injury and remedying it."

~Albus Dumbledore, i.e. J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter)