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Friday, June 21, 2013

Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.
~John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

3 comments:

Nan said...: Isn't that great! And so true. Rarely do others share that zeal, do they? :<); June 21, 2013 at 1:02 PM
Trish said...: Yes! I live for bookish moments like that. And it's funny how sometimes that feeling comes from the most unexpected sources.; June 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM
BECKY said...: Wow! That is beautiful!; June 26, 2013 at 12:05 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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