For this of us accused of buying too many #books - Umberto Eco was on our side:
'It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones'
h/t Subir Dey (LinkedIn)
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'It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones'
h/t Subir Dey (LinkedIn)
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And you can use Umberto Eco again if they criticise you for not having read them all
Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones as they contain the knowledge we don't have yet
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https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/umberto-eco-antilibrary/
Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary: Why Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones
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