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“It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I'd rather be reading a book.”
― Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books
― Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books
“We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.”
― Journey to the Center of the Earth
― Journey to the Center of the Earth
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