Raymond E. Feist’s Magician series has always been one of my favorite sets of books. I’ve read each of the early books of the series so many times that I practically know them by heart. But there are still lines that grab my attention every time.
Some of them would hardly be noticed by other readers. For example, there are several times when Feist wrote something like this: “He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.” They are handy lines that convey clearly the idea of extreme fatigue, but they’re not particularly interesting.
They interest me, though, because I’m pretty sure that I’ve never fallen asleep so easily. It always takes me a long time to fall asleep, often longer if I’m extremely tired. So I’m fascinated by (and desirous of) the ability to fall asleep quickly.
Have you ever fallen asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow?
Yep. That’s why I go to bed so late — to guarantee that action.
Lucky you! If I stay up really late, it makes me tired, but not sleepy, and my tired brain churns like a hamster stuck in a hamster wheel. And then, when I finally fall asleep hours later, my brain continues to churn and I wake several times during the night, still thinking about whatever was in my head when I fell asleep. It’s awful!