Confronted with the choice between having time and having things, we’v…

Gabriel Zaid
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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 because the books are expensive, but because our time is scarce. ✨ Gabriel Zaid So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance, Paul Dry Books
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