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Alberto Manguel, A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books Quotes: Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.
         

Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.


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