Justification of the Book Thief’s Ways to Man:
Written on May 12, 2008
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“I am the type who steals books because I am poor and I like to read.”
More self-delusion here.
[Via PhiloBiblos.]
What a terrible tragedy. If only there were some sort of institution that stored books and allowed the public to come in and read them, perhaps even borrow them, this person’s problems could be solved. But alas, such institutions–which would perhaps be called “libraries”–do not exist, forcing poor readers to steal books.
I know what what you mean. He was actually asked about this:
“I, and I’m assuming others, want to keep the books. I think that often times people steal to complete their personal collection. Lastly, I could not steal from the library; it would be wrong to steal from such a good institution. I look at them like a friend of the community, and you don’t steal from your friends.”
What a guy.