The greatest book is not the one whose message engraves itself on the …

Romain Rolland
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The greatest book is not the one whose message engraves itself on the brain, as a telegraphic message engraves itself on the ticker-tape, but the one whose vital impact opens up other viewpoints, and from writer to reader spreads the fire that is fed by the various essences, until it becomes a vast conflagration leaping from forest to forest. ✨ Journey Within. Book by Romain Rolland. Chapter 2: The Three Revelations, 1947.
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