Becoming Quote by Thomas B. Macaulay

“Books are becoming everything to me. If I had at this moment any choice in life, I would bury myself in one of those immense libraries...and never pass a waking hour without a book before me.” quote by Thomas B. Macaulay — Download Open image

“Books are becoming everything to me. If I had at this moment any choice in life, I would bury myself in one of those immense libraries...and never pass a waking hour without a book before me.”

Thomas B. Macaulay

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