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

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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 a uniquely portable magic.

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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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I can survive well enough on my own – if given the proper reading material.

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The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

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A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.

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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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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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