He who has talent in him must be purer in soul than anyone else. Another will be forgiven much, but to him it will not be forgiven. A man who leaves the house in bright, festive clothes needs only one drop of mud splashed from under a wheel, and people all surround him, point their fingers at him, and talk about his slovenliness, while the same people ignore many spots on other passers-by who are wearing everyday clothes. For on everyday clothes the spots do not show.

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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.

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

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

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People forget facts, but they remember stories. —Joseph Campbe

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People haven't always been there for me but music always has. ― Taylor Swift

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Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.

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

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I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.

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