Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed.

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.

Reading requires actual concentration. If you skipped a paragraph, or even an important sentence, you could lose the entire story. With most TV shows, though, you didn't have to concentrate at all. You could space out for a good ten minutes, then come back and still figure out what was going on.

Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes

If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.