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title: "3 Book Preserved Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“How well worn they all were..."Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times?" Mo had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelia-funke/how-well-worn-they-all-were-isn-t-it-odd-how-much-fatter-a-book-gets/)

[Cornelia Funke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelia-funke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/cornelia-funke-908_book_how-well-worn-they-all-were-isn-t-it-odd_200673.png)

> [We have preserved the Book, and the Book has preserved us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-have-preserved-the-book-and-the-book-has-preserved-us/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/david-ben-gurion-9178_book_we-have-preserved-the-book-and-the-book_356275.jpg)

> [Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times?" Mo had said..."As if something were left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelia-funke/isn-t-it-odd-how-much-fatter-a-book-gets-when-you-ve-read-it-several-2/)

[Cornelia Funke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelia-funke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/cornelia-funke-908_book_isn-t-it-odd-how-much-fatter-a-book-gets_1258631.jpg)

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