If you were a book, which book would you be?

Which book most embodies you? If all books were being destroyed and you had to memorize the one(s) most worth saving, which one(s) would you memorize? Which book do you most wish you could be (even though you aren't clever or pretty or kind enough to be that book)? Here are some of my top candidates.






The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha











Of Grammatology by Jacques Derrida










When I was feeling especially silly:
Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein









When I was feeling especially sexy:
The Pleasure of the Text by Roland Barthes










The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath











Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh