What does it matter how cultivated and up-to-date we are, or how many thousands of books we’ve read? What matters is how we feel, how we see, what we do after reading; whether the street and the clouds and the existence of others mean anything to us; whether reading makes us, physically, more alive.
The probability of finding a particular book increases in relation to the clarity of the store's focus, the diligence and shrewdness of the bookselle… - Gabriel Zaid
The probability of finding a particular book increases in relation to the clarity of the store's focus, the diligence and shrewdness of the bookselle…
- Gabriel Zaid
Wealth is above all an accumulation of possibilities - Gabriel Zaid
Wealth is above all an accumulation of possibilities
The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more. - Gabriel Zaid
The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.
Those who aspire to the status of cultured individuals visit bookstores with trepidation, overwhelmed by the immensity of all they have not read. The… - Gabriel Zaid
Those who aspire to the status of cultured individuals visit bookstores with trepidation, overwhelmed by the immensity of all they have not read. The…
Confronted with the choice between having time and having things, we’ve chosen to have things. Today it is a luxury to read what Socrates said, not b… - Gabriel Zaid
Confronted with the choice between having time and having things, we’ve chosen to have things. Today it is a luxury to read what Socrates said, not b…
As publishing has become less expensive, the urge to write my own self has become the opportunity to publish my own self. Everyone now can afford to … - Gabriel Zaid
As publishing has become less expensive, the urge to write my own self has become the opportunity to publish my own self. Everyone now can afford to …
What does it matter how cultivated and up-to-date we are, or how many thousands of books we’ve read? What matters is how we feel, how we see, what we… - Gabriel Zaid
What does it matter how cultivated and up-to-date we are, or how many thousands of books we’ve read? What matters is how we feel, how we see, what we…
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