"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing"

This quote by Harper Lee speaks to the idea that we typically take things for approved till we are confronted with the possibility of losing them. In this case, the speaker is describing reading. Prior to they feared they would lose the capability to read, they never truly appreciated it. This idea can be used to numerous elements of life. We often do not understand just how much we value something up until we are faced with the possibility of losing it. This quote also speaks with the concept that some things are so vital to our lives that we don't even think about them. Similar to breathing, reading is something that we do without believing. We don't need to purposely think of it, it is simply something that we do. This quote speaks with the idea that some things are so vital to our lives that we don't even think of them.