#literaryescape

We cannot become what we long to be by remaining as we are. Growth demands the shedding of old selves, however beloved. It is not comfort that carries us forward, but courage, the kind that dares to let go of the known in pursuit of what could be

“But books–they’re different. When you watch a film, you’re sort of an outsider looking in. With a book–you’re right there. You are inside. You are the main character.” ― Alice Oseman, Solitaire