I remained younger and much smaller than my classmates; to my delight, I could sit toward the back of the crowded classroom and continue to read, undisturbed.
For some of us, this is the dirty little secret of commuting: While we may complain to our spouses and colleagues about all the time we spend on the train, we treasure the opportunity to read undisturbed.
And if you were a latchkey kid, there was the happy possibility of stumbling into your very own secret garden, a patch of the rec behind the broken swing that could be yours, somewhere you could read undisturbed without being called a swot.
Whether it's traveling on a whim, stuffing my face in pizza on Saturday, sleeping in on Sunday, working late every night, binging on Netflix without the "chill" or turning off my phone to read undisturbed.
More space would allow Mr. Mason — an independent film producer who co-produced "Helena From the Wedding," released last fall — to read scripts undisturbed while Mr. Reuter, a former competitive figure skater who models and works in a clothing store, was in the apartment.
Plenty of motorists read, enjoy an undisturbed smoke or sleep -- a reporter recently witnessed a fellow napping on 22nd Street in the darkness provided by a pup tent pitched inside his vehicle.
Up at 3 a.m. to read and think undisturbed, McKeever oversees a company still operating on the thinnest of profit margins, with net income of $13 million on $3.5 billion in revenue last year.
A child seated in a little chair reading the books about fierce things should remain undisturbed..
A child seated in a little chair reading the books about fierce things should remain undisturbed.
Bridge conversation in the early days went like this: "Nice piece of ice… Are those penguins Chinstraps… Any whales?" As the days went on and we all came to know each other better, talk varied and wandered, but it was always still possible to sit silently reading Moby-Dick and glancing up to take in the view, undisturbed.
It might also be a few undisturbed hours with a novel I'm in love with, a three-hour lunch with my best friend, reading "Goodnight Moon" to a child, watching a Nadal-Federer match.
