I like books with footnotes. don't like searching for books, such as my son's two copies of "The Prince," in rooms I myself haven't maintained in order (either because I didn't do it myself, or because I didn't maintain order). I want to be able to get all my old stuff back and read it without the pain. And then I want to be able to burn it all myself. I wish I had written "The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet." I am glad that things like punctuation and spacing still have meaning for me. I am glad that Dave Frishberg lyrics occur to me in connection with many of these things, but I know it is time to replace that with another set of occurrences. Maybe the one at Owl Creek Bridge would do for a start.