A truly good book is something as natural, and as unexpectedly and una…

Henry David Thoreau
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A truly good book is something as natural, and as unexpectedly and unaccountably fair and perfect, as a wild-flower discovered on the prairies of the West or in the jungles of the East. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2012). The Portable Thoreau, p.405, Penguin
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