Fall in love with bold, serious heroines living in creaky old manors who are misunderstood by their social climbing step-parents. Swoon over handsome dilettante heroes with moustaches who don't know their own self-worth, but discover it through the love of a good woman or a plucky orphaned child. Be inspired by loyal dogs who are smarter than your average six year old and cuter too. Be transported to a magical kingdom where unicorns mate with mermaids and merponies dance the samba on the ocean floor.
Adore the quiet of the library. Hush. This is your private time to read and reflect. Browse the pretty covers and skim the jackets for the story you most need to hear. Peek into books here and there, picking and choosing like they're chocolates filled with mysterious goodness.
Find five minutes whenever you can in a nook or on a bench to sneak five pages in. Lose yourself from reality and drown out the hum of your life with words on the page. Feel drowsy when you're interrupted--the sleepy drug of literature still in your veins.
When your child has gone down for a nap, take to your bed with a cup of tea and something sweet you aren't supposed to eat.
Wear snuggly socks.
Try this at home:
What's your favorite book and why?
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