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“An entire life spent reading would have fulfilled my every desire; I already knew that at the age of seven. The texture of the world is painful, inadequate; unalterable, or so it seems to me. Really, I believe that an entire life spent reading would have suited me best. Such a life has not been granted me...”
― Whatever
― Whatever
“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”
― A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books
― A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books
“I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.”
― The Collected Dorothy Parker
― The Collected Dorothy Parker
“...there are so many books left to read. For that reason alone it is worth going on living. Books make me happy, the help me escape from reality.”
― The Map of the Sky
― The Map of the Sky
“Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.”
― Aspects of the Novel
― Aspects of the Novel
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