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Nora and I spent a couple of hours in the bookstore yesterday. She turns seven next month, and wants a Nook. “That way, I don’t have to worry about paper cuts on my fingers,” she told me. An interesting rationalization, that. Last night, at bedtime, Nora said to me, “Dad, I love how you just […]
Nora, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, 2012
Nora, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, 2012

Nora and I spent a couple of hours in the bookstore yesterday. She turns seven next month, and wants a Nook. “That way, I don’t have to worry about paper cuts on my fingers,” she told me. An interesting rationalization, that.

Last night, at bedtime, Nora said to me, “Dad, I love how you just feel so safe and secure every time you go to Barnes & Noble.”

“Safe and secure? Why?”

“It just feels good to be surrounded by books.”

God, I love that kid.

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