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

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Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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A good would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.

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

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

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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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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

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