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The reason why books endure is because there are enough people who like them. It's the only reason why books last.

Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

I do think that books are invaluable as a reservoir of what we call the human space. And this is why I think that, even if they're threatened, the work that they do has an incalculable merit.

It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.

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

The writer's job is to let the books speak for themselves eventually.

Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.