“When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food.”

[shaleside]

"Look, Drew, she found a copy of the The Tolkien Reader that's only a dollar," the woman behind the counter exclaimed.  "What were you doing, settling for a two-dollar copy?"

The customer who had been in front of me excused himself, explaining that his copy of the Reader had an additional story in it.  The proprietress beamed at me and shook my hand

Comments

[changeandchance]

Now I want to go there absolutely DESPERATELY.

Sigh.

I think I shall comfort-buy the second Absolute Sandman online instead.

[shaleside]

Public transit party? ... or we could hijack a car ...

[changeandchance]

Ooh, yes, let's!

[seirai]

That sounds like such an awesome bookstore. ^__^

[andrylisse]

Yeah, now I want to go there desperately. What an excellent bookstore.