To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

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I can survive well enough on my own – if given the proper reading material.

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The world is full of wonders; open your heart and let them in.

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If a book is well written, I always find it too short.

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The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

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A good would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.

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I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.

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I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That’s a lot of coloring when you think about it. — Adam Sandler

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