tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861024.post5091978879472965419..comments2022-10-10T08:34:58.715-04:00Comments on Antilles: the weblog of the CRB: Nicholas Laughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636815243848162408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861024.post-61486860283666868262007-06-07T12:52:00.000-04:002007-06-07T12:52:00.000-04:00As Schopenhauer said, when we buy a book, we also ...As Schopenhauer said, when we buy a book, we also believe we're buying the time to read it in.<BR/><BR/>I'd be more than happy to give some needy books a home.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527923077560932437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861024.post-78379817957762998352007-06-06T11:31:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:31:00.000-04:00I used to feel it was comforting to be surrounded ...I used to feel it was comforting to be surrounded (or swamped) by books. They seemed friendly in those days. But now they tend to glare at me and make me guilty. They seem to say, "Time's running out: are you going to read me or not?" The category of books I really want to read is getting smaller, while the ones I feel I ought read is getting bigger.<BR/><BR/>A year or two back I had a big jthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284455561648391286noreply@blogger.com