Reading is the one thing that has kept me sane when I saw my life and the people in it fall apart.
I read as if it is the only thing left in the world for me, and maybe it is while strolling the dark corners with the beloved characters I seem to forget the darkness that lurks around me.  Books to me are what Ron and Hermione were to Harry. Alec and Isabelle were to Jace, and Emma was to Julian.