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

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

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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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We carry our stories like shadows—unseen but always present.

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

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