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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I don't bother to remember them, because they aren't important to me. A book is simple entertainment. When I'm done with one, I move on to another one.
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That.
The last time I highlighted any quotes when reading was back when I was in college and needed to remember them to include them in papers I was writing.
If some turn of phrase or cogent observation strikes my fancy when I'm reading, I have a tendency to remember it anyway. But I tend not to read books in order to reflect upon the state of human existence or civilization; I read for entertainment, scientific/historical curiosity and escapism. I've served my time in the real world so I know all I need to know about human motivations; been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
I'm simply not interested in highlighting bits of books in order to go back to ruminate on them at a later date.