People who have been made to suffer by certain things cannot be reminded of them without a horror which paralyses every other pleasure even that to be found in reading a story.

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A good book is an event in my life.

A good book is an event in my life.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

One can acquire everything in solitude, except character.

People happy in love have an air of intensity.

People happy in love have an air of intensity.

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