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A photo of several full bookshelves and a quote attributed to philosopher Walter Benjamin. “We collect books in the belief we are preserving them when in fact it is the books that preserve the collector.”

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A photo of several full bookshelves and a quote attributed to philosopher Walter Benjamin. “We collect books in the belief we are preserving them when in fact it is the books that preserve the collector.”
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Brian Jopek (brianjopek@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 03:13:16 JST Brian Jopek

Never thought of it like that but yes, I believe Walt was correct.
#DeepThoughts
#AGoodBook

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