A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've got a book coming out soon so I just must get some weight off.
When a book is going well, it tells you where to go.
I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.
I love books that give you space to climb inside there. And you have to run to keep up in places, and you have to fill in a lot of blanks yourself. So it almost becomes your story.
I'm usually reading too many books - in fact, I'm usually reading enough books that if the stack fell on me, I'd be injured.
Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.
Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.
I like the weight, look, and feel of a book. I enjoy turning the pages, and frequently scan the spines of my many books on the wall, each title a reminder of the stored information and creative thoughts contained therein.
There are books all around me... I don't read as much as I used to, but I always have a book or two going.
'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.
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