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title: "4 Books Seriously Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-williams/to-live-fully-your-well-read-life-at-any-age-it-is-essential-to-take/)

[Pat Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/pat-williams-22657_age_to-live-fully-your-well-read-life-at-any_899330.jpg)

> [I thought it was a glorious thing to be a critic and to be a literary editor, and one was really doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-tomalin/i-thought-it-was-a-glorious-thing-to-be-a-critic-and-to-be-a-literary/)

[Claire Tomalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-tomalin/)

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> [“To read books seriously is to be staggered by the knowledge of how many more books will remain beyond your ken. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-falllows/to-read-books-seriously-is-to-be-staggered-by-the-knowledge-of-how/)

[James Falllows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-falllows/)

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> [“When I sit down with a novel in my hand I want to enjoy the experience. That means having fun. Too many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-j-callahan/when-i-sit-down-with-a-novel-in-my-hand-i-want-to-enjoy-the/)

[Clayton J. Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-j-callahan/)

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