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Honoré de Balzac
“Reading brings us unknown friends”
Honore de Balzac

Alexander Pope
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
Alexander Pope

L.P. Hartley
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”
L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between

Clive James
“If you don't know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do.”
Clive James

A. Edward Newton
“Even when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired produces such an ecstasy that the buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity... We cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access reassurance.”
A. Edward Newton, The Amenities of Book Collecting And Kindred Affections

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