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The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.

The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.
– Patricia A McKillip

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  4. Words, he decided, were inadequate at best, impossible at worst. They meant too many things. Or they meant nothing at all. – Patricia A McKillip
  5. I need you to forgive me. And then perhaps I can begin to forgive myself. There is no one but you who can do that either. – Patricia A McKillip
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  7. Shall I add a man to my collection? – Patricia A McKillip
  8. I don’t teach lies, but I do not teach all I know is true. – Patricia A McKillip
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  10. I saw you, and I wanted to be close to you. I wanted you to let me in. I wanted to know you in a way no one else did. I wanted you, all of you. – Becca Fitzpatrick
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  21. Not that she objected to solitude. Quite the contrary. She had books, thank Heaven, quantities of books. All sorts of books. – Jean Rhys
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  27. Writers: read books. Read good books. Read bad books. Learn what does and does not work. – Kira Hawke
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  37. Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God. – Muhammad Ali
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