tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post4941474756310033215..comments2024-02-14T18:14:24.187-08:00Comments on 20011: Not News to Many, But Good News to MeGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-3826620340115643092014-04-18T05:45:28.483-07:002014-04-18T05:45:28.483-07:00Not I looks like being a quick read, as memoirs of...<i>Not I</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.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-24592027215993943652014-04-17T23:49:04.165-07:002014-04-17T23:49:04.165-07:00The amazing thing about you is that you will actua...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"zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.com