I know that reading isn’t for everyone; it’s a desired hobby. Most of the time, people who don’t read are people who don’t have time for it, are slow readers or find reading to be, dare I say it, boring.

Let me tell you something. I am a slow reader, and, since I know this, I always became discouraged when it came to reading a book for pleasure. Most times, I hated reading. Although, most times I was forced to read for school, or I could never find the right book that would spark my interest. If I did find something amusing, it would take me years to finish that one book. But when I did, I had never felt more pride in myself.

This pride set me into a reading frenzy. I would gather books over the years and read them one by one until it was time to find more. Although, as time went on and I came to college, reading was something I couldn’t do as frequently as I had enjoyed in my past. It wasn’t until the summer before my junior year that I really jumped right back in to the sea of stories. I was a nanny, and the children I cared for were required to read every day. So for the 15 minutes they read, I also read. Within that summer, I completed more books than I used to be able to complete in one year. I can’t even begin to explain how much pride I felt then — and so my reading high ensued.

I’m certain there are many other individuals who share these same experiences as me when they read. Here are just a few that I notice about myself on a day-to-day basis:

1. You are the humane society for books. New, old, ripped, torn — you cherish every little find you come across.

There's no better smell than the smell of a book, old or new.

2. When you go into a Barnes and Noble, you either stay until close, reading the back of every book that catches your eye, or you stay until close because you pick up a book you plan on buying, then end up reading it in the store anyway.

Oh, you close in five minutes? That's all I need to finish these last few chapters.

3. Bookshelves are a joke. You need the library from “Beauty and the Beast” to store your never-ending book collection.

The only problem would be staying fit enough to climb all of those stairs.

4. You are the “Ariel” of the book world. Except instead of whosits and whatsits, you have mysteries and romances galore.

5. You wish your library card was like a Starbucks rewards card; once you get to that golden card, the possibilities are endless.

Your card may not physically be gold, but it is in your eyes.

6. When people are trying to get to know you and they ask what your favorite book is, you laugh, say “Well…" and pull out a list of all of the books you have absolutely adored.

How can you possibly pick just one?

7. Those tiny little bookstores that have bookshelves from floor to ceiling — you love those. Not to mention most of them probably have a drowsy cat roaming around.

As long as you don't sleep on the page I'm currently reading, we can be friends.

8. When people say “they don’t have time for reading," you gasp and say, “Reading doesn’t have time for you.”

Ooh. Burn.

9. Once you find a book you truly love, you will read it over and over again until you can quote it like you quote each one of your favorite films.

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10. There is nothing better than snuggling up in a comfy chair with a cozy blanket, and indulging in a story that takes you on a journey to a whole new world.

I think we can all agree that reading is pretty magical.