Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They sho…

Anne Lamott
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Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.15, Anchor
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