When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge dee…

Julian Barnes
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When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. ✨ Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile. www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
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When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. ✨ Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile. www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.

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