Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:
“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.
“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.
“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!
“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”
Aaah, perfect moment om terug op de arbeidsmarkt te komen blijkbaar... 😂
(Ik heb inderdaad wel koffie leren drinken tijdens mijn doctoraat, ervoor nooit nodig gehad)
In Brussel geldt terreurniveau 4. De overheid vraagt niet noodzakelijke verplaatsingen naar/in Brussel te mijden. We hebben daarom beslist geen onderwijs op @KU_Leuven Campus Brussel te laten doorgaan. We vragen studenten en personeelsleden niet naar Brussel te komen. Graag RT!
Wanneer komt die broodnodige inhoudelijke peer review op handboeken? Alweer een huilend kind omdat het niet kan uitvoeren wat gevraagd wordt. Het is ook niet één dingetje dat eraan schort. Heel die instructie is een schande! @LeerpuntVl @BenWeyts
It was a great pleasure to present our research on the Saqqara execration figurines from @ArtHistoryBRU and @RM_Oudheden at #ice2023 today! And to introduce our Saqqara Signal... To be continued!
In 1976, a one-year-old girl in London was suffering from a mysterious illness. The nurses, who had read Agatha’s novel The Pale Horse, quickly discerned that she was suffering from thallium poisoning. The book’s descriptions of the poison saved the girl’s life.