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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Reading was my comfort of choice, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in you head.
Paul Auster

2 comments:

Lee said...: "my stimulant of choice"

Wonderful quote.; April 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic said...: Your quotes are always amazing. If I need to remember why I read, I only have to come to your page.; April 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM

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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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