I loved reading when I grew up but did feel totally invisible because I couldn't see myself and my life reflected in the books I was reading.

I personally, as a teenager, didn't like books I felt were trying to preach to me... I did not believe in happy endings. I wanted to read books which reflected life as I thought I knew it.

When life knocks you down, keep getting up.

Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.

Books teach children to see the world through the eyes of others and empathise with others. It's about the story.

I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break.