Abd Gafur’s Reviews > South of the Border, West of the Sun > Status Update

"But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair."

I loved to read and to listen to music. I started to go to the library, devouring every book I could lay my hands on. It was like an addiction; I read while I ate, on the train, in bed until late at night, in school, where I'd keep the book hidden so I could read during class.
But I had almost no desire to talk with anyone about the experience I gained through books. I'm being happy just being me and no one else.

You prefer to think things over all by yourself, and you don't like people peeking inside your head. You're used to thinking and acting alone. You figure that as long as you understand something, that's enough.