“Read anything, as long as you can't wait to pick it up again.”
“I've waited my whole life to sleep with you, Ellie Watt. I can't just pick you up from Safeway.”
“Once you've put one of his [Henry James] books down, you simply can't pick it up again.”
“Well, just remember--all your misery will be waiting for you at the door upon your exit, should you care to pick it up again when you leave.”
“I tell you what. Pick it up, open it anywhere, and read three pages. If you can put it down again, I’ll pay you a dollar.”
“Then I picked my book back up again and stroked her hair and read to the soundtrack of her breaths.”