Why do I read?

Why do I read is question I have been asked many times. I usually come up with a simple answer such as I love it or I consider it a hobby etc. However, life and the workings of the mind are strange.  Suddenly and somewhat out of the blue an ordinary, mundane question (that you've previously been asked a million times) makes an impact. It happened to me this week. Why do I read took on a whole new dimension, I considered the question and thought to myself. Why DO I read? This is the result of the pondering that followed.

• I read because I love it. 

• I read because it provides and escape from the horrors of life as well as the mundane.
• I read because I am nosy and want to read about the lives of others. 

• I read because books are magnificent things, with the ability to transport me a thousand miles in any direction; simply through the reorganization of words I use everyday. 

• I read because its safe.

• I read because its comforting.

• I read because I love the emotional roller coaster involved in a really good book. 

• I read to travel through time. 

• I read for stress relief. 

• I read to rescue a child. 

• I read because I'd rather spend my money on books than anything else in the world. 

• I read in order to live a thousand lives. 

• I read to relax. 

• I read to fight crime.

• I read to push myself. 

• I read to learn. 

• I read to be lazy and procrastinate. 

• I read to be scared. 

• I read because I live in a country where creative writing is encouraged in schools.

• I read to fall in love at first sight.

• I read to become enraged at the injustices of the world. 

• I read to enjoy the sadness and thrill of reading a book I truly love as its nearing its end. 

• I read because books can be fantastic, terrible or awe inspiring but you don't know until you read them.

• I read because I was born into a family that encouraged it. 

• I read to fight monsters and aliens.

• I read because Mr P puts up with it.

• I read because to stop would be remove a treasured part of my life and personality. 

• I read to save the world. 

• I read because of all the wonderful authors who have sat down and put pen to paper. 

• I read because the imagination is endless. 

• I read because I was lucky enough to grow up in a country that demands girls are fully educated.

• I read because I can. 

• I read because it is me.

• I read because I want too.