Books are like imprisoned souls, till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.

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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms and to keep other people's books out of m

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms and to keep other people's books out of mine.

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the wan

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh, there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.

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    Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.

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    The biggest seller is cookbooks, and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.

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    You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.

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