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[–] anime-summit 2 points 5 points (+7|-2) ago 

This is normal.

One of the biggest advantages of consuming fiction is building empathy. You get to really understand a whole lot of people in a short time through their stories and it affects how you see people in real life.

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[–] derblitzmann 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I can't remember the exact quote, but it was guy saying that he's lived hundreds of lives because he has read hundreds of stories.

And i remember the general idea of the quote because of its impact on me.

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[–] Vladar 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”

George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons