Have books ‘happened’ to you? Unless your answer to that question is ‘yes,’ I’m unsure how to talk to you.

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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

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A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.

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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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The world is full of wonders; open your heart and let them in.

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Books are mirrors: You only see in them what you already have inside you.

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I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.

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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

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If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.

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