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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
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“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.”
― Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
― Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
“One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.”
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“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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