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title: "3 Books Memory Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Books Memory quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Books Memory sayings and thoughts."
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> [I know that something dies when i give up my books, and that my memory keeps going back to them with mournful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alberto-manguel/i-know-that-something-dies-when-i-give-up-my-books-and-that-my-memory/)

[Alberto Manguel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alberto-manguel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/alberto-manguel-2467_book_i-know-that-something-dies-when-i-give-u_205987.jpg)

> [“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. And when I want to know something, I look it up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arturo-p-rez-reverte/as-for-me-all-i-know-is-that-i-know-nothing-and-when-i-want-to-know/)

[Arturo Pérez-Reverte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arturo-p-rez-reverte/)

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> [“Books are memory. They remember their contents and pass them on. They keep track of who claims ownership, who they were given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-gunn/books-are-memory-they-remember-their-contents-and-pass-them-on-they/)

[Eileen Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/eileen-gunn-234965_book_books-are-memory-they-remember-their-con_756936.jpg)

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