The priest returned every day, getting Harry to write something for him and read to him. It took him seven weeks to read his first Alistair MacLean book. From there really I just never looked back, I devoured everything I could get my hands on. You have to get educated' He read so many books in his first two years of reading that it made him think he might be able to write himself. He began with poetry, then short stories.
People talk about 'the thirst for knowledge'.
Once I'd started it just seemed to consume me. Without education people are just wallowing in their own ignorance. They don't know what's going on. You have to get educated you have to learn to read and write. And since I've educated myself I've found I have more self esteem.