It seems to me that, in this quote, C.S. Lewis intends to show that, while books may only be looked at as a diversion, they truly add interest and experience to the lives of those who read them. What may, in reality, be a boring day lying around the house, if you are reading a good book can be far more interesting. Even fantasy (in my opinion, especially fantasy), can make a day more interesting by simply, in a way, insterting yourself into the book as the main character. Also, books can add to our experiences, as, even though we weren't truly there in the events of the book, we still experience them, and can learn from them.
If Pip had read more books, he would well know that you are bound to be caught (no matter how perfect the plan) while attempting to make an escape (but that's getting ahead of my blogged storyline, eh?). Also, while this is again getting ahead of what you know, he would have known better than to follow the instuctions on a note that wanted him to go alone, at 9p.m., to the middle of a marsh in order to discover all he wanted about Magwitch (which nearly got him killed). Just maybe, too, he would resume relations with Joe, whom he has left out in the cold for years.
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