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“I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a special odor of the knowledge and emotions that for ages have been calmly resting between the covers. Breathing it in, I glance through a few pages before returning each book to its shelf.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“I never trust people with no appetite. It's like they're always holding something back on you.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
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