Showing posts with label David Quammen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Quammen. Show all posts

Sunday, May 26, 2024

David Quammen, on books:


Of course, anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime.
A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is the most comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.
- David Quammen.