I used to think this myself. However over time, and as the internet and electronic media has replaced my paper book habit, I've begun to see them as what they r

I used to think this myself. However over time, and as the internet and electronic media has replaced my paper book habit, I've begun to see them as what they really are. Stacks of paper with words written on them. Some books are worth the space and the paper. Others not so much. What's important is the words, and those are available anywhere now in archives around the world. Still, I can't imagine the pain of burning my own library. But in the end it will all rot anyways.