May 2012
“What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with...”
– Carl Sagan, on books
There is something about holding an organized pile of wood pulp and dried ink that gives the reader a shared stake in the author’s experience, some small part-ownership of a piece of information. “This is mine, and although the words in it are not, the experience is purely...
“Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is...”
– Sylvia Plath (via thesignaturething)
