We read to understand, or to begin to understand. We cannot do but to read. Reading almost as much as breathing, is our essential function. (Alberto Manguel)

We read to understand, or to begin to understand. We cannot do but to read. Reading almost as much as breathing, is our essential function.

Alberto Manguel

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