

“There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry �
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll �
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears a Human soul.”
― Selected Poems
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry �
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll �
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears a Human soul.”
― Selected Poems

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”
― The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
― The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”
― Work: A Story of Experience
― Work: A Story of Experience

“If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying.”
― Sesame and Lillies: Three Lectures
― Sesame and Lillies: Three Lectures

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