I do not read to become more intelligent,
I read to ignore a little less.
I do not read to be a more complex person,
I read to be someone more simple.
I do not read to enrich my vocabulary,
I read so that I may not be indebted to my tongue.
I do not read hundreds of books
I read the same book many times.
I do not read to feel fulfilled,
I read to make myself feel  
I do not read to say that I read,
I read to hear other voices in my silence.
I do not read to forget reality,
I read to transform mine.
I do not read to escape into other stories,
I read stories so they become a part of mine.
I do not read to judge what others read,
I read to question what I read
I do not read to believe myself better than others,
I read to be better than myself.
I do not read because I will be a better person,
I read simply because I read.

Juana Inés de la Cruz