About twenty years after I graduated from high school, the president of my class (from 8th grade through senior year), a popular athlete, confessed to me that he used to read Lord of the Rings in secret!
Our college choir used to split up stay with church families when we went on tour. Somewhere in suburban America, our host family offered a small TV for me and my roommate to take up to our room. We said, "No, that's OK. We've got books and magazines to read."
The wife turned to her husband and said, "See! Other people like to read for fun!" Both of us were shocked. I mean, I came from a rural, working class family that at least read romances and westerns!
