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"We are rare and we are weird…there is nothing you can do to change us… Really, don't try. We are so happy, in our own way… Be glad of all the benefits it will bring, rather than lamenting all the fresh air avoided, the friendships not made, the exercise not taken, the body of rewarding and potentially lucrative activities, hobbies, and skills not developed. Leave us be. We're fine. More than fine. Reading's our thing." Lucy Mangan, Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading
That's a great description of us bookworms. And a warning to those who don't understand us.
"He’s read books, you know, it’s amazing. He’s drunk and wenched his way through London but he's thinking all the time." Peter O’Toole as King Henry II in Becket
Just shows that no matter what else you do, reading is always a benefit.
"When in doubt, go to the library." J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Always a great idea!
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Love that first quote. We are rare and we are weird...reading's out thing. So great! :D
ReplyDeleteHeehee, yes indeed, Lark. Mind you, we are not that rare, I meet a lot of avid readers daily on my blog. I bet you do, too.
DeleteHappy Reading!
I love the Mangan quote since I've always been a bookish weirdo :) It makes me sad that 3 of my 4 kids really don't like to read. Boo hoo.
ReplyDeleteIf you're a weirdo, Susan, I'm a weirdo. Maybe that's why we don't understand each other so well.
DeleteMy kids were avid readers until they started university. They both did very intense-reading studies and after that, they were not too keen anymore. But I'm sure that will come back one day. At the latest when they raise kids themselves.