“They defy gravity, as good books should.”

“His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.”

“But I guess the thing about fear is that it defies the laws of rationality. It creates its own laws instead.”

“Bur I guess the thing about fear is that it defies the laws of rationality. It creates its own laws instead.”

“gravity, n. I imagine you saved my life. And then I wonder if I'm just imagining it.”

“It felt good to be surrounded by books, by all this solid knowledge, by these objects that could be ripped page by page but couldn't be torn if the pages all held together.”

“And as we drift into sleep, I feel something I’ve never felt before. A closeness that isn’t merely physical. A connection that defies the fact that we’ve only just met. A sensation that can only come from the most euphoric of feelings: belonging.”