There was an interesting comment he made about book storage in response to a question of someone who was drowning in books.

Bill Nighy said that he doesn’t hang on to books unless there there is a special reason to do so. He said that when he was younger he imagined he would love in a book lined home when he grew up. That was not the case.

I also imagined that I would love to have a home or a living room that is like a library. Now older and having owned a home, I don’t actually think I would enjoy it. I tend to need to go toilet urgently when I smell books. I can not last longer than 15mins in a book store without having to make a run for the loo. And the reason is because I love reading and I always read on the toilet.

The other reason is that I discovered I enjoy not having eye clutter. My home is not constantly clutter free. If possible, I would love to get rid of my belongings so that I don’t have clutter at all. I don’t even like storage that is full of things. I want it to be empty. The idea of have shelves weigh down and groaning with books is romantic but ultimately as a person having to do the chores, it’s an idea best left as a fantasy.