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

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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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I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That’s a lot of coloring when you think about it. — Adam Sandler

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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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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

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Life isn’t about finding the path; it’s about leaving a trail.

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Where words leave off, music begins. —Heinrich Heine

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