And so you’re never alone.

With books around, you’re never alone. You always have someone to turn to, somebody to welcome you with open arms; something to make you forget your troubles and do things you thought you didn’t have the courage to do.

This photograph was clicked at one of the 100+ stalls at the 11th National Book Fair which ends today. (Sorry for the not-so-good quality of the photo, its the best I could do with my cellphone.)

I visited the fair with my friends who were at the end of their patience because I was taking so much time at each stall, looking through every book that interested me.

That’s what books do to you (and me) – they make you lose every sense of time in a deliciously leisurely manner.