Why is it that drawings of food make us so happy? Maybe it's similar to how real books are so much better than the movie adaptations -- we get to use our imagination. Imagine our delight when we stumbled upon Mary MacNaughton's illustrations of famous authors and their go-to snacks as posted on the New York Times' web site.

Nuh-uh. So so awesome.

For some of us, it's Peanut M&Ms. That wouldn't look as distinguished as a cold old fashioned cocktail or dainty crudite, but hey, it's how we roll.

What do you snack on while you work?

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