I am of the opinion that books are better than most people. They don’t ask me to leave the house, they’re always waiting when I need them, and I can have as many as I want and no one thinks it’s weird if I stack them in my room.
Not so with bodies. I’m told.
If you love books, too, these 11 tweets will definitely make you smile.
11. A friend actually said once that she was “reading Romeo and Juliet hoping they didn’t die this time.”
https://twitter.com/jamjefraser/status/539028535290372096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E539028535290372096&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Fjokes-about-books%2Fruin-my-week%2F
10. A very wise man indeed.
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
9. I’m pretty sure I have what do you do with your sick leave?
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
8. Wait is that what it’s about?
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
7. You can’t keep a good joke down.
"I just tried to make reservations at the library"
You don't need a res-
"Couldn't get one though"
Don't do this
"They were fully booked"— dan mentos (@DanMentos) May 4, 2015
6. It sounds pretty amazing no matter how you describe it.
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
5. You like my dress, though. It has pockets.
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
4. Don’t @ me.
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
3. It’s the only way to know for sure someone is an author yeah?
https://twitter.com/mikeingram00/status/519515124538015744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E519515124538015744&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Fjokes-about-books%2Fruin-my-week%2F
2. We already have those but also yes it’s a good idea.
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
1. *beats simile to death*
We get it poets: things are like other things
— mike ginn (@shutupmikeginn) September 8, 2014
I can’t wait to dig into my next great book…or reread Harry Potter again.
What are you reading? Would you recommend it?
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