I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. (Nick Hornby)

I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal.

Nick Hornby

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