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lil  ·  3977 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: In Praise of (Offline) Slow Reading - NYTimes.com

The presence of more than one book is all about potential -- like romantic partners that you don't know too well yet.

And like romantic partners -- there just isn't room for them all, and we can't have them all at the same time. Having them on the shelf is nice, but it can also create longing that there is no time to fulfil.

(Hi Eddy!!)