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Page 72:People were noisome, demanding, judgmental. Books gave everything and asked nothing more than to be taken care of.
Trike wrote: "Relatable to anyone?If you need a favor, you bring her flowers.
If you need her forgiveness, you bring her jewelry.
And if you need both, you bring her a book"
Flowers are a faff, so if you want a favour, just ask. And gifts don't buy forgiveness. That would just make me angrier
Buuuuuut...books are appreciated in all circumstances!
Page 68:
Now, it’s certainly not true for *every* woman, but the ones I have had the good fortune to know in my life have all followed this rule.
If you need a favor, you bring her flowers.
If you need her forgiveness, you bring her jewelry.
And if you need both, you bring her a book.
Page 71:
In Liette’s case, those words [you speak to whoever can hear you] were probably something like: If it were possible to make love to books, I would.