it’s not exactly a vow of celibacy, but a vow nonetheless

September 19, 2004

So, I’ve vowed not to buy any more books until I write one.

That certainly doesn’t mean I can’t read books — an easy task considering how many books I’ve bought and haven’t read yet.

But it does mean that I spent a wistful ten minutes sitting on a footstool in a bookstore in Williamsburg perusing an Italo Calvino novel I’d really like to have.

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2 Responses to “it’s not exactly a vow of celibacy, but a vow nonetheless”

  1. Lisa Chau on September 20th, 2004 8:58 pm

    Why do you feel compelled to *own* these books?

  2. Richard on September 26th, 2004 12:54 am

    Yeah! The public library is your friend! You’re paying for it anyway, might as well take out as many books as possible.

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