Books are a narcotic
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reading books can act like a drug that numbs or distracts.
- In plain terms
- Books can make you escape reality like a narcotic.
- What can you take from it?
- Reading can be a way to escape from life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you read to escape?
- What does reading do to you?
Another view
Books can also educate and connect rather than numb.
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