“If only we were angels, with transparent bodies and transparent thoughts...” — John Durham Peters Copy Share Image
“Schopenhauer remarked that buying books would be better if you could also buy the time to read them. Books are different from natural objects in that they can overwhelm us in a way that nature’s abundance rarely does. There has always been too much to know; the universe is thoroughly baffling. When we walk into a bookstore, it is easy… — John Durham Peters Copy Share
“Books you have read share a deep ontological similarity with books you haven't: both can be profoundly fuzzy. At times books you haven't read… — john durham peters Copy Share Image
“Open scatter is more fundamental than coupled sharing; it is the stuff from which, on splendid occasions, dialogue may arise.” — John Durham Peters Copy Share Image
“If only we were angels, with transparent bodies and transparent thoughts...” — John Durham Peters Copy Share Image