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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

“Books are the best means—private, discreet, reliable—of overcoming reality.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, In Other Words: A Memoir

“Because in the end to learn a language, to feel connected to it, you have to have a dialogue, however childlike, however imperfect.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, In Other Words: A Memoir

“Convocando a la Literatura para que supla aquello que se ha perdido”
― Antonio Tabucchi, Sogni di sogni