A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. And yet most men are satisfied to read what chance puts before them, without ever troubling themselves to inquire whether it is the best or the worst.
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Every shelf in our library is like a little pocket universe, an interesting, almost voyeuristic glimpse into someone's heart and mind. And if you walk around our library, quite often you end up standing in front of a shelf thinking to yourself, "I think I know this person," even though, strangely, you've never met this person in your entire life.
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Just as fast food gave rise to the gym, informational junk food may give rise to reading as an intentional discipline.
James Marriott — EconTalk
I think the problem itself is important right this is new knowledge for humanity that the proof itself is actually very elegant and beautiful and I think that there's a lot to learn from it
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