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To: Borges

I’ve never understood why writers must literally wall themselves in with books. As if you must be surrounded by knowledge to write with knowledge. I’m surprised they don’t have text etched into their clothes.


2 posted on 02/17/2010 6:33:49 AM PST by Tublecane
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To: Tublecane

I don’t know if it’s about liberals/conservatives, but writers are also readers, and readers naturally collect the works they most admire. I have shelves and shelves of books, including books that I have read in paperback but later purchased in hardback.


11 posted on 02/17/2010 6:49:28 AM PST by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: Tublecane
Reference material. Or just plain pleasure reading.
And if there were a line of clothes with books printed on them, I'd probably own some of them and wear them. My favorite tie has bookshelves on it.
It is a (gentle) madness - bibliophilia.
15 posted on 02/17/2010 7:09:13 AM PST by Little Ray (Madame President sounds really good to me...)
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To: Tublecane
. Those are all books that some day they intend to read.
17 posted on 02/17/2010 7:10:57 AM PST by Touch Not the Cat
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To: Tublecane
I’ve never understood why writers must literally wall themselves in with books. As if you must be surrounded by knowledge to write with knowledge. I’m surprised they don’t have text etched into their clothes.

i find this lifetstyle rather appeallng... maybe some day...

28 posted on 02/17/2010 6:17:47 PM PST by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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