Book Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
![“[When under stress I thought of] the books I had read [and applied] them to myself. I [imagined I was] one of the characters [and soon found myself] in made-up circumstances which were most agreeable to my inclinations.” quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/500/jean-jacques-rousseau-418_book_when-under-stress-i-thought-of-the-books_1128017.jpg)
““[When under stress I thought of] the books I had read [and applied] them to myself. I [imagined I was] one of the characters [and soon found myself] in made-up circumstances which were most agreeable to my inclinations.””
![“[Books] were the world I could lose myself in when the one I was actually in became too lonely or harsh or difficult to bear.” quote by Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f8f/cheryl-strayed-605_book_books-were-the-world-i-could-lose-myself_724903.jpg)
![“[Books] were the world I could lose myself in when the one I was actually living in became too lonely or harsh or difficult to bear.” quote by Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/52e/cheryl-strayed-605_books_books-were-the-world-i-could-lose-myself_2993751.jpg)
