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> [“Because there is a belief that once you begin to open books, you will become a better person. It is Pandora's box, but in a good way. You are inching toward the promised land, page by page.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/because-there-is-a-belief-that-once-you-begin-to-open-books-you-will/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

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## More by Don Borchert

> [“A library will continue to function nicely without every other position, but without the pages it would grind to a stop within a quiet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/a-library-will-continue-to-function-nicely-without-every-other/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“I think a free library is an outrageous perk. I think being able to take out 50 books at a time is an astounding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/i-think-a-free-library-is-an-outrageous-perk-i-think-being-able-to/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“My mother neither encouraged the reading of science fiction nor did she disparage it. She told me later that there was a scheme of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/my-mother-neither-encouraged-the-reading-of-science-fiction-nor-did/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“The patron gets comfortable in bed and opens up the book -- it opens tentatively -- and the patron bends the open book backward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/the-patron-gets-comfortable-in-bed-and-opens-up-the-book-it-opens/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“Because there is a belief that once you begin to open books, you will become a better person. It is Pandora's box, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/because-there-is-a-belief-that-once-you-begin-to-open-books-you-will/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“We are all misfits, poseurs, and clowns. We are heartbroken and lonely, failures in life, criminals and frauds. Most of our successes are pleasant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/we-are-all-misfits-poseurs-and-clowns-we-are-heartbroken-and-lonely/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“The library knows that it is a temporary fix. We have a stamp for the inside front cover: BROKEN SPINE NOTED. It is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/the-library-knows-that-it-is-a-temporary-fix-we-have-a-stamp-for-the/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“She still remembers the effect a certain book can have on people at the right time in their lives. A book, at its most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/she-still-remembers-the-effect-a-certain-book-can-have-on-people-at/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

> [“I do not understand people who will lustily throw $40,000 at the shiny red automobile of their choice, but well up with tears and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/i-do-not-understand-people-who-will-lustily-throw-40-000-at-the-shiny/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

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