#thoughtfulreads

[joysiwrites]

I Read With a Pencil Because I Forget Things

I read with a pencil because I forget.

I forget sentences that once felt important.

I forget how a book made me feel five pages ago. I forget who I was when I first opened it.

Marking a book is my way of saying: I was here.This line stopped me. This word mattered, even if I don’t remember why later.

Sometimes I look back at my notes and don’t recognize myself.

The handwriting is familiar, but the urgency is gone. Still, I’m glad I left evidence behind.

Reading is not just about understanding the text.It’s about documenting who we were while reading it.

[rebeccathoms]

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