“The person who finished writing it was very different from the one who started it.”
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
“We’re all the story we tell about ourselves, silly.” Another wave rocked them. “That’s all anyone ever is—the story they tell, and the stories told about them. Fiction captures more than facts do. That’s why the library keeps it. It’s the most important part of our memories.”
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
“All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may last longer. They might outlive the paper, the library, even the language in which they were first written.”
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
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