Martin: You need to stop obsessively reading about books and start reading books.
Patron: I prefer reading about books.
Martin: You seem miserable.
Patron: I’d be worse off if I read books I didn’t like.
Martin: With that sentence, I finally give up. You don’t want to be helped.
Patron: That may be true, but it felt good to have someone listening to me!
Martin: Great. But now I need to recharge my batteries by reading.