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I'm with you. I have about a dozen I can't let go. Mostly poetry and I can't give up my Borges.
by DubiousPusher 4y ago
I'm with you. I have about a dozen I can't let go. Mostly poetry and I can't give up my Borges.
- 50 4y agoBorges, out of anyone in history, would be the one most against getting rid of your physical books on account of them "taking up room." Anyways, having physical books on a shelf, stacked up on a corner of a room, lying scattered throughout, regardless of whether you will read or re-read them, gives us a healthy reminder of all that we do not know (like the starry heavens above), which is indispensable.
- DubiousPusher 4y agoYeah but I'm not making room for room's sake. my house is not some Scandanavian still life. I have boat loads of tools I need for projects and my wife has baskets of fabric she needs for sewing. It is a matter of choosing between what helps me be productive and grow vs. what is serving as a reminder of where I've been.