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title: "4 Books Breathe Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. She read books as one would breathe ether, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/she-read-books-as-one-would-breathe-air-to-fill-up-and-live-she-read/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

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> [She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/she-read-books-as-one-would-breathe-air-to-fill-up-and-live/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

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> [“She reads books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/she-reads-books-as-one-would-breathe-air-to-fill-up-and-live/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

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> [“Librarians know books, we live books, we breathe books, we are books.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-levine/librarians-know-books-we-live-books-we-breathe-books-we-are-books/)

[Jenny Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-levine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/jenny-levine-247448_book_librarians-know-books-we-live-books-we-b_2836178.jpg)

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