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Quote by Douglas Jerrold
A blessed companion is a book, — a book that, fitly chosen,

A blessed companion is a book, — a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend,… a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into our own. – Douglas Jerrold

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Dress it as we may, feather it, daub it with gold, huzza it, and sing swaggering songs about it, what is war, nine times out of ten, but murder in uniform? – Douglas Jerrold

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Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind. – Charles Dudley Warner

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Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you. – Harold Bloom

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From my point of view, a book is a literary prescription put up for the benefit of someone who needs it. – S.M. Crothers

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