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Maybe This Is Why We Read, And Why In Moments Of Darkness We Return To Books: To Find Words For What We Already Know.
-Alberto Manguel
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Maybe This Is Why We Read, And
Alberto Manguel
Maybe This Is Why We Read, And Why In Moments Of Darkness We Return To Books: To Find Words For What We Already Know.
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