A book has got to smell. You have to hold it in your hands and pray to…

Ray Bradbury
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A book has got to smell. You have to hold it in your hands and pray to it. ✨ Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller (2012). Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews, p.273, Melville House
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A book has got to smell. You have to hold it in your hands and pray to it. ✨ Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller (2012). Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews, p.273, Melville House

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