To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. ― W. Somerset Maugham

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I believe, along with many others, that you must first ask for what you want before you can have it. - Wally Amos

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There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's books and write your own.

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Reading is solitude. One reads alone, even in another's presence.

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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.

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On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead. ― Stephen Chbosky

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Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.

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It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for your imagination. I enjoy reading because I find it relaxing.

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Reading is protesting against the insufficiencies of life.

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Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.

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