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He rose early, shaved, and dressed in a dove-gray double-breasted waistcoat that was molded to his lean frame.
“What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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“Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.”
― The Book of Tea
― The Book of Tea
“Books, Sonia had decided, were what she would live with when she finally left this place. She would work in a library—any library, anywhere. She’d sweep the floors if she had to. But she’d work in a library, and she’d read the books every day for the rest of her life.”
― The Broken Girls
― The Broken Girls
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