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― A Game of Thrones
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
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“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
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in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
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in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
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“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
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