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> [When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company of writers, but the readers too, because they had lifted and opened and read these books. The books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niall-williams/when-my-father-first-took-me-to-ennis-library-i-went-down-among-the/)

[Niall Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niall-williams/)

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