Image Quote by Colum McCann

“He carried too much weight, a weight he was always mindful of, that must be present in his life at all times.”

— Jeff VanderMeer

“against the hard surface, as if he were weightless.”

— Jeff Gunzel

“Narrow-shouldered and light framed as i remembered, but forcing his way through the crowds with his arms bowed as if he thought of himself…

— Ekow Eshun

“Humans weren’t made to carry someone else’s weight. We can barely lift our own.”

— Tarryn Fisher

“To summon things into being by the mysterious alchemy of language. Atlantic. Atlas. Aloft. He was holding the image of his own people up:…

— Colum McCann

“But now his life had weight.”

— Tom Franklin

“You weren't heavy at all...the only weight you carry is on your shoulders. I wish I could carry it for you.”

— Augusten Burroughs

“He was dressed anonymously and had the posture of someone who doesn't know how to occupy the space of his own body.”

— Paolo Giordano

“I sensed immediately that he'd once been overweight. He moved with a fat person's tiptoey apology.”

— Jennifer Egan

“He was a big, bony man. Iron muscles shaped his jacket sleeves and quickly wore through new trousers. He had a way of imposing…

— Georges Simenon

“You just had to be willing to let the people around you serve as supports, and take their share of it when it seemed…

— Alexandra Bracken

“He was upright, so was that holding up?”

— Daryl Gregory