“My mind,” he said, “rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
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… and I have so much I want to say. For now, though, my fellow bibliophages, take a tour of the most beautiful libraries to be found anywhere.
HT: Tony Kummer
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