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> [“I devoured the books because they were the rays of light peeking out from the doorframe, and perhaps past that door there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-devoured-the-books-because-they-were-the-rays-of-light-peeking-out/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“I’d have devoured those books I’ve come to love—the ones that have helped me reawaken my sexuality. The books that have made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-d-reiss/i-d-have-devoured-those-books-i-ve-come-to-love-the-ones-that-have/)

[C.D. Reiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-d-reiss/)

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> [I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-wentz/i-m-not-as-well-read-as-i-was-when-i-was-younger-i-just-devoured-books/)

[Pete Wentz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-wentz/)

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> [As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-barber/as-a-cub-reporter-i-devoured-books-about-journalism/)

[Lionel Barber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-barber/)

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> [I devoured books like a person taking vitamins, afraid that otherwise I would remain this gelatinous narcissist, with no possibility of ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/i-devoured-books-like-a-person-taking-vitamins-afraid-that-otherwise/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [Ann Radcliffe was an early influence; I devoured her books while I should have been studying for my GCSEs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-healey/ann-radcliffe-was-an-early-influence-i-devoured-her-books-while-i/)

[Emma Healey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-healey/)

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