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I’ve always found that the better the book I’m reading, the smarter I feel, or, at least, the more able I am to imagine that I might, someday, become ...more

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Reading Chekhov, I felt not happy, exactly, but as close to happiness as I knew I was likely to come. And it occurred to me that this was the pleasure...more

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With so much reading ahead of you, the temptation might be to speed up. But in fact it’s essential to slow down and read every word. Because one impor...more