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- From: kamorgan@athena.mit.edu (Keith Morgan)
- Subject: Re: Reading as an addiction (Was: 92 in rabreview)
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:53:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.050130.24366@sophia.smith.edu> orourke@sophia.smith.edu (Joseph O'Rourke) writes:
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- > Among those who are voracious readers, do you feel the
- >equivalent of withdrawal symptoms when (for whatever reason) you cannot
- >read for an extended period?
-
- Although I am now disabused of my obviously fallacious notion
- of myself as a "voracious reader" I certainly confess to a certain
- anxiety when I cannot read. This week, for the first time in two
- years, I neglected to bring reading material for my daily subway ride.
- The sinking feeling that arose when I discovered my lack was
- horrendous. I was forced to sit and think about what I was going to do
- when I got to work. A habit? Absolutely!
-
- Keith
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- Keith Morgan kamorgan@athena.mit.edu
- In the end nothing could be said of his work except that it was
- preposterous and true and totally unacceptable. Edward Whittemore
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