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I buy new books only if I can't find what I'm looking for used. Toronto is a great place to find used books, so I try to stay out of the chain as much as possible. Thankfully my tastes usually reach back before the mid-twentieth century, so I can get most things I want for under $10. I've found many treasures that were originally priced three times higher and are still in great condition.
I only buy a book if I know I want to keep it in my personal library. Otherwise, I use the public library, where I'm a pretty heavy user.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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