Books have their idiosyncrasies as well as people, and will not show me their full beauties unless the place and time in which they are read suits them. (Elizabeth von Arnim)

Books have their idiosyncrasies as well as people, and will not show me their full beauties unless the place and time in which they are read suits them.

Elizabeth von Arnim

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