“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
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“The world was hers for the reading.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are books like An Imperial Affliction, which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like betrayal”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
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