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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

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I repeat here what you will find in my first chapter, that the only thing that signifies to you in a book is what it means to you, and if your opinion...more

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He began to read at haphazard. He entered upon each system with a little thrill of excitement, expecting to find in each some guide by which he could ...more

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He was always seeking for a meaning in life, and here it seemed to him that a meaning was offered; but it was obscure and vague . . . He saw what look...more

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Insensibly he formed the most delightful habit in the world, the habit of reading: he did not know that thus he was providing himself with a refuge fr...more

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His habit of reading isolated him: it became such a need that after being in company for some time he grew tired and restless; he was vain of the wide...more

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I don't see the use of reading the same thing over and over again,' said Phillip. 'That's only a laborious form of idleness.'But are you under the imp...more