I happened upon the manager of the Half Price Books in Richardson, Texas tossing books into a dumpster the other day. This was the second day in a row that I noticed them doing this. So I asked the woman if there was anything wrong with the books. She responded that the books were either [...]
From “Payne Hollow: Life on the Fringe of Society”:
Bibliophiles and bookhounds know that there can be no such thing as a “crappy” book, right? Every book has a purpose, even if it’s just learning how to read, propping a door open, or using as kindling to start a fire. The Mexican woman who manages the place saw that I was selling books at [...]
– Edward Abbey, “Desert Solitaire”
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