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

Lawrence Clark Powell
Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books...
Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books...
Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books...
Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books...
About This Quote

In this quote, Emerson was saying that books are sometimes forgotten by us after we read them. However, if our books come to life for us, they will make a difference in our lives and bring us joy and happiness.

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  2. To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.

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