Desktop Retreat

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

For a reader, one of life's pleasures is the silence after the book.
~Daniel Pennac, Better Than Life

2 comments:

mindy said...: I really love that idea. My tendency is to actually get just a little bit sad after finishing a book I really loved--I think I'll try channeling that into being more contemplative.; February 22, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Trish said...: Yes, I know what you mean about getting a little sad. There's another quote from The 13th Tale (I think) about the feeling of finishing a book . . . I'll have to see if I can dig it up.; February 22, 2011 at 12:25 PM

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Guerrilla Reading

Turn off the TV

Turn off the computer

Turn off the game console

Always have a book with you to read ~

~before going to sleep

~before getting up

~in the bathtub

~while waiting for your ride

~while on the bus/train/plane

~while dinner is cooking

~while exercising (audiobooks!)

~while driving (ditto)

~while waiting for an appointment

~while baby is napping

~after kids are in bed

~with kids

~to kids

~while eating lunch

~while eating breakfast

~at the cottage (dock, hammock, screen porch)

~while walking

~while waiting for kids in the mom & dad taxi

~on a park bench

~instead of housework

~in the bathroom

~while on hold on the phone

~on the porch with a cocktail

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