Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not lo…

Harper Lee
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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. ✨ Harper Lee (2014). To Kill a Mockingbird, p.14, Harper Collins
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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. ✨ Harper Lee (2014). To Kill a Mockingbird, p.14, Harper Collins

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