Who wouldn’t rather lose themselves in a book than have to struggle through a possibly awkward conversation with a human? Books themselves are full of humans and also places, so they’re really the best of both worlds. You can read books over and over again, and they never judge you. I’d rather be stuck with a book than a person on a train any day. So here’s to all the readers out there!
1.
If I were a literary character, I would be the grandpa in Charlie & The Chocolate Factory that doesn't get to go
— Timmy™ (@TheTimmyToes) September 27, 2015
2.
You seem like the type of person that says the movie is better than the book.
— Annie the Nanny (@AnnietheNanny1) October 17, 2018
3.
https://twitter.com/elunatyk/status/1094773316131454976
4.
https://twitter.com/SketchesbyBoze/status/1093941291375824897
5.
Dumbledore: “What are your strengths?”
Hagrid: “Breeding monsters and putting children in imminent danger.”
Dumbledore: “Any convictions?”
Hagrid: “Several.”
Dumbledore: “Can you practice magic?”
Hagrid: “Not legally.”
Dumbledore: “….you’re fucking hired.”
— Renaissance Dan (@Mr_DrEsquire) October 6, 2018
6.
https://twitter.com/veryeva/status/1087384004666556418
7.
*stands outside your window holding a boom box above my head blasting my favorite audiobook*
— andrew (@AndrewChamings) May 29, 2018
8.
Candle scents that I would buy:
1) scholastic book fair
2) lite-brite
3) the fear of my enemies— Sassparilla (@Megatronic13) November 19, 2018
9.
The middle initials "R.R.", a ranked list:
1. J.R.R. Tolkien
2. George R.R. Martin
3. The Children R.R. Future— Line Art Lionheart (@notalogin) February 28, 2016
10.
~HOGWARTS~
Professor: then just flick your wand and–
Harry Potter: ACCIO MY PARENTS
[silence]
Professor: err that’s not really how it–
Harry: accio a hug
— david (@_elvishpresley_) November 5, 2018
11.
https://twitter.com/novixv/status/1092159832289886208
12.
was listening to the very hungry caterpillar audiobook in my car and accidentally spent $174.09 at the drive-thru
— m@thew (@TweetPotato314) November 12, 2018
13.
https://twitter.com/thenatewolf/status/1060956078614044672
14.
TOLKEIN: you wrote a book about a mythical land didn’t you?
LEWIS: yes, the Chronicles of Narnia
TOLKEIN: [writing in a notepad] that’s right. what’s Narnia again?
LEWIS: [leaning in close] Narnia fucken business
— Guy Incognito (itinerant shitposter) (@ShutUpThatsWho) September 1, 2018
15.
Some of you guys didn’t read “The Giving Tree” when you were younger and missed out on the important life lesson about giving too much of yourself to one person and it shows in your toxic ass relationships smh Shel Silverstein would be disappointed
— Lukas Battle (@lukasbattle) January 29, 2019
16.
Ever realised how fucking surreal reading a book actually is? You stare at marked slices of tree for hours on end, hallucinating vividly
— Katie (@KatieOldham) December 9, 2014
17.
Priest: Do you read to your kids from the Good Book?
Me: Every night
Priest: What's their favorite part?
Me: When Frodo destroys the ring
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) July 25, 2015
18.
Just overheard someone say, "I wish I had a Kindle that never ran out of batteries."
You know. Like a book.
— jordan (@jordan_stratton) February 19, 2015
19.
https://twitter.com/jamjefraser/status/539028535290372096
20.
You should be able to call into work because you're mourning the end of a really good book.
— Abby Heugel (@AbbyHasIssues) August 16, 2016
21.
https://twitter.com/DanMentos/status/595070406555406337
22.
Librarian: can I check you out?
Me: sure [spins around]
Librarian: I meant your book
Me: oh yea, that makes way more sense
— DaddyJew (@DaddyJew) January 27, 2015
23.
https://twitter.com/jazmasta/status/374115770042949633
24.
https://twitter.com/mikeingram00/status/519515124538015744
25.
We get it poets: things are like other things
— mike ginn (@shutupmikeginn) September 8, 2014
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