The life of a bookworm is a consuming one in which everything revolves around books. How many you have, how many you've read, when you'll get time time to purchase and read more, and so on. Us bookworms get excited when we find others with a mutual love, and even more excited when we find an accurate portrayal of a book lover in a TV character. Here's a glimpse into the life of a bookworm, as told by the ultimate one himself, Brick Heck from ABC's "The Middle".

1. After a new purchase

After leaving the bookstore, you clutch your new books to your chest as if they were your own children.

2. The tactile beauty of books

Not only do you love reading books, you love the books themselves. You probably own, or wish you owned, a book scented candle, and you scoff at people who think eBooks can even compare to their physical counterparts.

3. Conversing

You probably have trouble talking about anything other than books and words.

4. Halloween costumes

You want something that represents your one true love, but also something non-book lovers will understand.

5. Finding clothes with a literary theme

Because everyone you pass needs to understand your love for literature.

6. Friends

Books are there for you when nobody else is.

7. Trying to limit yourself

When you see what life is like without reading because you need to get other things done.

8. The book lover's philosophy

The words we live by.