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Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not alone, that we can change our circumstances and even achieve the impossible.

I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And you want your books to have power, so you just have to take what comes with that.

Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.

Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside.

Books are mind reading devices; they allow us free access to the thoughts and dreams of people we have never met.

A book can be wonderful and powerful and accessible and artful all at the same time.

For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me.

Books are our umbilical cord to life. They connect us deeply, and with more meaning, to the world. They aren't about escaping from ourselves but expanding ourselves and finding within us the tools we need to survive.