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Most Of The Books We Own Bring Us Joy, But That Doesn’t Mean We Need To Keep Them

WORDS Posted: April 28, 2019 8:30 am

A woman who keeps only 5-10 physical books in her personal library at any time wonders, “Why are we so attached to our books? As I held and decided the fate of each book, I kept coming back to this question. Why was I attached to these physical objects? Paper, binding glue, a cover. Fairly simple and commonplace. I knew I could easily find replacements for my discarded books, and that … the true connection I felt was to the stories themselves. The books were mere vessels. So why didn’t I want to part with them?” – The Millions

WORDS Published: 04.23.19

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