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

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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

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Hope is the spark that lights up the darkest nights.

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The wound is the place where the Light enters you. ― Rumi

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

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We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear. ― Bill Russell

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Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn. ―Steve Jobs

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

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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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