The great thing about books is that they can show you things that you might never have thought of before. People don't seem to understand that when they read, they read the product of another person's mind. Those who are shy should be a little more wary of how much of themselves is put into things that they write. How very personal it is to have some world, or some project, that you have devoted yourself too, and then have it given to the world for anyone to read? Wow. Talk about exposition.

But it is an exposition that we love. For some reason, if a random person came up to you and started talking about this and this experience that happened to them at such and such a time, we would give them a "what are even talking to me for" look, and think they were, at best, quite strange. But, have that person write it down, put it into characters, plot, setting and voice, and suddenly the experience becomes the most interesting thing to come along in a while. Books are a method of connecting humanity-- without ever connecting them.

Who could ever say that reading isn't worth it?