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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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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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What did it all mean? He thought of his own life, the high hopes with which he had entered upon it, the limitations which his body forced upon him, hi...more

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I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create...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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The man I am writing about is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more ...more