Of books and guns

     Will indicated the book Val had taken. "Did you like it?"

    "There weren't any pictures."

    Will smiled. "I suppose pictures are pretty important in a book."

    "Anyway, I liked to hold it."

    Will Reilly gave him a thoughtful look. "Now, that's interesting. So do I. I have always liked the feel of a good book. It's like a gun," he added. "When a man opens a book or fires a gun he has no idea what the effect will be, or how far the shot will travel."

(from Reilly's Luck, by Louis L'Amour)