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> [“But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some books which seemed to belong together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-wittgenstein/but-some-of-the-greatest-achievements-in-philosophy-could-only-be/)

[Ludwig Wittgenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-wittgenstein/)

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> [But all I could think of was taking some books to read in jail. I held everybody up, choosing which ones to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-clellon-holmes/but-all-i-could-think-of-was-taking-some-books-to-read-in-jail-i-held/)

[John Clellon Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-clellon-holmes/)

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> [There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-lewis-perl/there-were-two-free-public-libraries-within-walking-distance-of-my/)

[Martin Lewis Perl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-lewis-perl/)

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> [I came from a house full of books, so I took reading for granted. I was an outdoorsy little kid, too, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tana-french/i-came-from-a-house-full-of-books-so-i-took-reading-for-granted-i-was/)

[Tana French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tana-french/)

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> [A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-good-library-will-never-be-too-neat-or-too-dusty-because-somebody/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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