Books
Which historical figure has influenced your life the most? It’s a tough and interesting question. For me, a real contender is a German blacksmith and goldsmith who lived 600 years ago. His name was Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the movable type printing press in around 1440. That led to the mass production – and public availability – of books. I am a self-confessed and unrepentant bibliophile. I love books: their mysteries, hidden between two covers, revealed word-by-word, line-by-line, page-by-page. I love their look and feel, their weight and texture, even their smell. Books are time capsules and treasure troves. Books live.
— Wayne Visser
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