I am probably never going to read all the books I own.
The last few years I’ve been dealing more and more with that realization. I have thousands, maybe several thousand, and the ones in the house are certainly not all that I’ve ever owned. I have culled a few times over the years and I’ve slowed down acquiring new ones, but it’s a kind of compulsion. I mentioned once in a post, I think, that owning books for me is a sign of wealth. By that standard, I’m moderately well off.
Here’s the thing now. I don’t read particularly fast. …