I cannot live without books. So far I've read six of them. And if any is left, I buy food and clothes. Now, I'm no Roman, mind you, but when I read a quote like the above, I see a kindred spirit. Even if Erasmus was wrong about the Reformation, he was right about this one.
Books are one of the greatest pleasures in life.
Rarely is there a time in my life when I am not reading at least one book of some kind. The two books I'm reading right now are The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Loraine Boettner, and The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. And truth be known, that's how I like it. You should go turn on the TV . And I'm not some postmodern deconstructionist who enjoys imputing some sort of radical theory to a work, something which the author never intended.