Thursday, April 17, 2014

Not News to Many, But Good News to Me

This morning I happened to be passing by Kramerbooks just above Dupont Circle, when I noticed that the sign gave the ours as 7:30 am through 1:30 am. The closing did not surprise me; the opening surprised and delighted me. I had to go in and buy a book. (Not I, by Joachim Fest). This is yet another reason to walk to work, and take the long way.
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  1. zmkcApril 17, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    The amazing thing about you is that you will actually read that book, I'm certain. In a book called Other People's Thoughts I came across a quote from Schopenhauer that applies more to my bookbuying habits I fear: "Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in; but, as a rule, the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents"

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    1. GeorgeApril 18, 2014 at 5:45 AM

      Not I looks like being a quick read, as memoirs often are. But you and Schopenhauer are correct: a book that costs 10 minutes' wages to buy can take many weeks to read.

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