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title: "5 Books Passing Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“The porter spends his days in the Library keeping strict vigil over this catacomb of books, passing along between the shelves and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-n-p-barbellion/the-porter-spends-his-days-in-the-library-keeping-strict-vigil-over/)

[W.N.P. Barbellion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-n-p-barbellion/)

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> [Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bennett/books-are-not-about-passing-the-time-they-re-about-other-lives-other/)

[Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bennett/)

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> [“Books are not about passing the time. They’re about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to pass, Sir Kevin, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bennett/books-are-not-about-passing-the-time-they-re-about-other-lives-other-2/)

[Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/alan-bennett-1922_book_books-are-not-about-passing-the-time-the_2221796.jpg)

> [Books are not about passing time. They're about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to pass, one just wishes one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bennett/books-are-not-about-passing-time-they-re-about-other-lives-other/)

[Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/alan-bennett-1922_book_books-are-not-about-passing-time-they-re_2321456.jpg)

> [“This is how I show my students that I love them—by putting books in their hands, by noticing what they are about,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donalyn-miller/this-is-how-i-show-my-students-that-i-love-them-by-putting-books-in/)

[Donalyn Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donalyn-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/donalyn-miller-12990_book_this-is-how-i-show-my-students-that-i-lo_2390101.jpg)

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