"You know," Elias said, looking down at her, "when I’m done, you’ll be able to read in a room the size of a cathedral. It’ll be the grandest thing you’ve ever seen."
"But will they fit me?" she interrupted. "My grandfather says that things only matter if they fit the person using them. If a house is too big, you lose your family in it. If a book is too big, you can’t take it to the park." @Master_Webseries Size_Matter (2020) S01E03.mp4
Elias laughed it off, but that night, he couldn't sleep. He looked at his blueprints. The "Grand Hall" was so large it felt cold. The "Tower of Knowledge" was so high the books at the top would never be touched. He realized he was building a monument to his own ego, not a home for stories. "You know," Elias said, looking down at her,
Elias blinked. "Well, they’ll be designer pieces. Large, imposing—" If a house is too big, you lose your family in it