tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post8832138671380910493..comments2023-08-23T08:33:41.219-07:00Comments on Catholic Bibliophagist: Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender BeCatholic Bibliophagisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-89813302185748509522009-10-23T20:38:27.555-07:002009-10-23T20:38:27.555-07:00Amen!
And thank you for sharing the source of the...Amen!<br /><br />And thank you for sharing the source of the quote.Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-73736551027041052002009-10-23T10:47:11.004-07:002009-10-23T10:47:11.004-07:00The quote is from Lewis' scraps, which I assum...The quote is from Lewis' scraps, which I assume means it was written on a scrap piece of paper and collected by his estate after his death, and is published in <i>God in the Dock</i>.<br /><br />I write this on the wrapping paper of every book I give away or lend. I've decided it is better to just give books away since no one will ever return the lent ones anyway. It is better to be a cheerful giver than a grumbling lender.Matt Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578770312899452975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-9847729500488268192008-01-25T00:49:00.000-08:002008-01-25T00:49:00.000-08:00I love your grandfather -- sight unseen!I love your grandfather -- sight unseen!Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-9292752511972803932008-01-24T22:02:00.000-08:002008-01-24T22:02:00.000-08:00My grandfather had that quote (the one from the mo...My grandfather had that quote (the one from the monks) hand-copied and thumb-tacked to the most prominent of his bookcases. And he wouldn't lend any of his thousands of books.<BR/><BR/>However, he had no objection to anyone who wanted to coming over and reading all day several days in a row, as long as they didn't required him to be sociable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-13756222460327343942007-11-08T10:04:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:04:00.000-08:00because at my age I have trouble remembering to wh...<I>because at my age I have trouble remembering to whom I've lent them</I><BR/><BR/>I use librarything.com, and I add 'tags' (such as "aaronBorrowed") that remind me who has a given book.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118362963139092279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-47504463066028108512007-11-08T06:51:00.000-08:002007-11-08T06:51:00.000-08:00+JMJ+I'm not sure. I found it in C.S. Lewis on Joy...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure. I found it in <I>C.S. Lewis on Joy</I>, a small collection of excerpts from his works. Strangely enough, it is the only passage quoted there without a citation. =S<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. I wish I could be of more help!Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-28770919378234073062007-11-07T18:52:00.000-08:002007-11-07T18:52:00.000-08:00That's lovely! Where is the quote from?That's lovely! Where is the quote from?Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-70162340143817060112007-11-07T08:47:00.000-08:002007-11-07T08:47:00.000-08:00+JMJ+Speaking of C.S. Lewis, here is something he ...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>Speaking of C.S. Lewis, here is something he has written on this very issue:<BR/><BR/><I>"Yes," my friend said. "I don't see why there shouldn't be books in Heaven. But you will find that your library in Heaven contains only some of the books you had on earth."<BR/><BR/>"Which?" I asked.<BR/><BR/>"The ones you gave away or lent."<BR/><BR/>"I hope the lent ones won't still have all the borrowers' dirty thumb-marks," said I.<BR/><BR/>"Oh yes they will," said he. "But just as the wounds of the martyrs will have turned into beauties, so you will find that the thumb-marks have turned into beautiful illuminated capitals or exquisite marginal woodcuts."</I><BR/><BR/>I think of that whenever I hesitate to lend someone a book! =PEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com