“Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.”

—  Walter Benjamin

Unpacking my Library: A Talk About Book Collecting (1931)
Context: Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. … Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.

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German literary critic, philosopher and social critic (1892… 1892–1940

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