The value of owning more books than you can read

Here is an informative and playful article that really spoke to me: it’s about the tons of unread books we have on our shelves that are worth collecting even if you never read them. Any bibliophile out there will relate to this one!

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Reminds me of an essay I read in high school, before the turn of the century. It is called On Unanswering Letters by Christopher Morley.

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This totally speaks to me and feels very liberating! Thank you Alyssa.

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I have always considered librarys like graveyards, except in librarys, you can hear the dead speak.

I think you can say the same about personal collections as well.

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Saw this at the “Drugstore” Maybe written by a Salem Witch?

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That would be my guess as well :wink:

Roxie the witch, got a nice ring to it

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It’s not for no reason that neighboring states refer to Massachusetts residents as “Mass-holes.”

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