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A reader of books since she could read, she collects as though money were not an issue. She reads on work breaks, on subways, in the car, waiting for laundry to finish, alone in their bedroom, on airplanes, underneath trees, while being transported to amazing worlds and amazing minds. This chapter brings her to love and happiness, charming appeal, and a new, exciting way to catalogue her books.
Displaying 511 books written by 377 authors. Roughly 689 items left to record...
"Like all those possessing a library,
Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not
knowing his in its entirety."
Jorge Luis Borges
The next excerpt from Patrick Süskind's Three Stories & A Reflection: "Amnesia in Litteris."
"This book I am holding ... is an oustanding book; every sentence holds a treasure. Stumbling as I read, I make my way to a chair, settle down, still reading, forget, as I read, why it is I'm reading in the first place, and am now nothing but pure, concentrated craving for all the wealth and novelty spread out before me, page after page ... I read on, diving ever more deeply into this fabled world, following with ever greater astonishment the glorious paths along which the author leads me...
Until I come to a place that may well be the climax of the story, and which elicits a loud 'Ah!' from me, 'Ah, how well conceived! How well said!' And I close my eyes for a moment to ponder the passage I have read, which has, so to speak, cut a straight path through the tangle and clutter of my consciousness, opening up utterly new perspectives, allowing new perceptions and associations to stream in - indeed, pricking me with that thorn, 'You must change your life!'"
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