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> [“Anyone who loves books the way Homer does, loves libraries, too. It doesn't matter if the library has fancy red leather chairs and gold-plated shelves that reach to a vaulted ceiling, or if the library has splintery wooden benches and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-selfors/anyone-who-loves-books-the-way-homer-does-loves-libraries-too-it/)

[Suzanne Selfors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-selfors/)

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> [“The faint aroma of gum and calico that hangs about a library is as the fragrance of incense to me. I think the most beautiful sight is the gilt-edged backs of a row of books on a shelf. The alley…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-k-narayan-2/the-faint-aroma-of-gum-and-calico-that-hangs-about-a-library-is-as/)

[R K Narayan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-k-narayan-2/)

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