Hey, friends! Today, I want to tell you a bit about why I call my website ICannotLivewithoutBooks.com.
This quotation was written by Thomas Jefferson on June 10, 1815. The letter he wrote to John Adams said, “I cannot live without books; but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.” To me, this means that Jefferson loved books but since he was growing older he would try to have fewer books. He would use his books for enjoyment and not for research or work.
In 1815, Jefferson sold his entire library of books to the Library of Congress because it had been burned down by the British. He sold them more than 6,000 books and stories. They paid him $23,950. That was a lot of money during Jefferson’s time! Some of Jefferson’s books are still in Washington, D.C., today in the Library of Congress.
That is why I named my website ICannotLivewithoutBooks.com. I love books like Thomas Jefferson, and I hope you do as well.