I think that the online world has actually brought books back. People are reading because they're reading the damn screen. That's more reading than people used to do.

Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming, you have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it's going to come in handy all the time.

Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

A medida que transcurría el tiempo, se afirmaba en la certeza de que el mundo y la vida eran más fáciles de entender a través de un libro.

I'm reading six, seven, eight books at a time.

It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I'd rather be reading a book.