Perhaps one of the best kept secrets all book lovers know is, as George R.R. Martin said, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.” But book lovers are in on other secrets. Here are 10 secrets only book lovers know.

1.

You are constantly unaware when someone calls your name because you’re reading.

2.

You realize halfway through a book that you don’t want it to end so you intentionally slow your reading pace to a crawl.

3.

You understand there is no way you are ever going to read every book on your to-be-read list.

4.

When you quote a line from one of your favorite books and everyone thinks you thought it up.

5.

Your real thoughts on the paper books versus electronic books debate because either way they are still BOOKS.

6.

You dream about book characters. You think and worry about them too.

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When the person in your life is thoughtful enough to buy you a gift—except it’s not a book, a bookmark, a gift card to buy books, or anything else that remotely has to do with books.

 8.

Even worse, you learn the person in your life doesn’t like to read.

9.

Reading books, not going on trips, is your idea of vacation time.

10.

Sensing bad vibes? Surrounded by petty gossip? Yes, sometimes you use books as shields. They work great in situations you’d rather not be in.

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