“Every book is a self-help book to me. Just having them makes me feel better. I underline profusely but I don’t retain much. Reading is like a drug. When I am reading from these books it feels like I am thinking what is being read, and that gives me a rush. That is enough.”
– Marc Maron, Attempting Normal
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This is a true statement.
Because every book that I read, I’m looking for something.
It might not be conscious.
The best books leave me with something.
They help pull me along in life.
And life can be push and pull.
We can push ourselves along, using enthusiasm and our own ideas.
But sometimes, even often times, we need to be pulled along.
And good books help.
They pull us along when we’re feeling weary, or if we’re lacking direction. They help us to keep going.
So when Marc says that every book is a self help book, it’s a tool to help ourselves.
Books can help
They can help us help ourselves.
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