About this quote

Some people actually live more fully inside stories than in physical places. That habit shapes how you spend your time, who you meet, and what you value. Notice where you go to feel settled — a park bench, a kitchen table, a stack of books — and be honest about how often you choose those places. Try setting a small reading window each day and see if it changes how you show up for the rest of your life.

When to use it

• At my university library during finals I told my friend, "I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else," when he worried I wasn't getting out enough.
• While packing boxes before moving, I laughed and said to my roommate, "I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else," which explained why the novels were boxed first.
• In a writers' workshop I said, "I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else," to explain where my story ideas keep coming from.
• At bedtime reading to my kid, I admitted, "I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else," and let that be the reason we picked an extra chapter.