Book time

Sadly, I'm still on the same book (The Dispossessed, Ursula LeGuin). Gone are the days when I found my books so engrossing that I read while eating, walking, "listening" in class, and even in the bathtub. I hope to find that passion again, but for now reading is slow. Anyway, here's the passage for this week:

What drives people crazy is trying to live outside reality. Reality is terrible. It can kill you. Given time, it certainly will kill you. The reality is pain, but it's the lies, the evasions of reality that drive you crazy. It's the lies that make you want to kill yourself.

I thought this was interesting, especially given my inclination to escape reality through the lies of TV and books - including the fictional book that tells me to *avoid* fiction. Oh the paradox... brain melting... can't stand the pressure... must... watch... TV....