Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.

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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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A book is a gift you can open again and again.

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

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

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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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

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Even broken clocks survive time — so can you.

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

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