10 Things… Book Lovers Know About Life

Calling all mini Matildas! This one is for the women who know that life's greatest lessons often come typed and bound. We salute you. To everyone who has stayed up all night reading "just one more" chapter. To those who have powered through a box of tissues in mourning for a beloved character, or kept a notebook of their favourite quotes.  Here are the ten things that every book lover knows about life.  _______________________________________________________________________ The Smell of a New Book is One of Life’s Great Joys If we could bottle it… Huge Joy Comes from Little Gifts Like the best bookmark in the world. A Fictional Death Can Break a Real Heart Dumbledore. Prim. Beth. Augustus. The Movie is Never Better No studio budget can match your own imagination. Words Can Be a Drug Just. One. More. Chapter. Then I’ll go to sleep, I swear. Your Favourite Characters Will Stay With You Forever It’s perfectly acceptable to ask 30-year-old you what Winnie The Pooh might do. You Can Be Alone Without Being Lonely I’m just hanging with some old friends today. Holidays Can Provide A Challenge I have eight books to read, and seven days to do it. Every Life Trial is a Merely a Chapter in Your Story You’re permanently the lead character in your own novel. You’ve got this. The End of a Great Novel is Like the End of a Relationship You’ve shared ups and downs, laughs and tears. While the great whirlwind love affair may end on the final page, the memories will linger on while the search commences for your next Great Love.