Diana GabaldonReading is of course dry work, and further refreshment was called for and consumed.
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Reading is of course dry work, and further refreshment was called for and consumed. There is such a thing as too much reading. The Oxford English Dictionary defines refreshment as “a drink or dish that is taken to freshen the appetite or to give relief from hunger.” Reading may be dry, but there’s nothing dry about a good book. The best ones, like the best stories and the best poems, give us something to think about and keep us entertained.
Source: An Echo In The Bone
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