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Sometimes, books just take us away for a little while, and return us to our place with a new perspective.
A line in the story mentioned a pile of books from the library. It had haunted her; it felt as though the author had suddenly turned her gaze outward, on Aleisha.
no matter how terribly you have behaved in the past—you should do everything you can to be good.
There was something magical in that—in sharing a world you have loved; allowing someone to see it through the same pair of spectacles you saw it through yourself.
“Please try to remember that books aren’t always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world; they don’t hide it.”
Books always change as the person who reads them changes too. That’s what Ba said.”
These are the books that brought me closer to myself, that helped shape me and my world—I hope they’ll bring you light and joy and, if you ever miss me, you’ll find me within their pages.
