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Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper QUOTES

Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper QUOTES

1 " In 1855, as the price of paper rose, Dr. Deck proposed to dig up 2 1/2 million tons of Egyptian mummies, ship them to New York, unroll them; and use their linen wrappings to make paper. "

― Nicholson Baker , Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper

2 " During a 10-year period the locomotives of Egypt made us of no other fuel than that furnished by the well-wrapped, compact mummies. "

― Nicholson Baker , Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper