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> [“Books are essential nourishment to the mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-davidson-politano/books-are-essential-nourishment-to-the-mind/)

[Joanna Davidson Politano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-davidson-politano/)

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> [“The French government classifies books as an “essential good,” along with electricity, bread, and water.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/the-french-government-classifies-books-as-an-essential-good-along/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

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> [There are many virtues in books, but the essential value is the adding of knowledge to our stock by the record of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/there-are-many-virtues-in-books-but-the-essential-value-is-the-adding/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [ Writing those books \['Beauty' and 'Style'\]was really eye-opening, as you realize just how much goes into beauty and fashion, and also how… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-conrad/writing-those-books-beauty-and-style-was-really-eye-opening-as-you/)

[Lauren Conrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-conrad/)

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> [“Books are essential to me. I cannot live without them, because I cannot live without reading. But, Arry has just said to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aidan-chambers/books-are-essential-to-me-i-cannot-live-without-them-because-i-cannot/)

[Aidan Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aidan-chambers/)

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