"It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't."

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"It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't."

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"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."

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"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."

"I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide."

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"It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't."