Interview in the Columbus Dispatch with Steve Leveen, author of The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life, who discovered reading in middle age (beats most responses to the midlife crisis):
Q: Why own books insted of borrowing them?
A: Borrowed books are gold; owning books is magic. Having your own library of 'candidates' is like having your own bookstore...They are like friends waiting for you to come play, friendly old uncles ready to tell you an amazing story, lovers ready for a weekend away. Don't deny yourself those pleasures.
Q: Why should people write in their books?
A: I do a whole section on this in the book, but here's one convincing reason: In future years, your loved ones will delight to know what you thought of a passage. Write to your grandchildren.
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