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[R]eading time is still limited no matter how many commitments of
[R]eading time is still limited no matter how many commitments of work or friendship I am willing to ditch in favor of the pages. – Francis Spufford (b.1964), “Confessions of an English Fiction Eater,” The Child

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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes. – John LeCarre

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There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. – G.K. Chesterton

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