If people are repositories of knowledge — the death of an old person, an African saying runs, is like the burning of a library — then I want a library card,” Alford writes. “I want borrowing privileges for the rest of my life.
Book Review – ‘How to Live – A Search for Wisdom From Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth),’ by Henry Alford – Review – NYTimes.com
If people are repositories of knowledge — the death of an old person, an African saying runs, is like the burning of a library — then I want a library card,” Alford writes. “I want borrowing privileges for the rest of my life.
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