“In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasures of reading. It's as if we live our lives in a noisy restaurant and can't have the intimate conversation we most yearn for.”
Steve Leveen
The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
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