[When] he's here, he's always reading. He says books stop time. I myself think he's crazy... Don't tell anyone, but when he reads something that he likes he gets real happy, turns on the music, and dances by himself, or with a broom sometimes.

Mark Helprin
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Henry David Thoreau said, “[When] he's here, he's always reading. He says books stop time. I myself think he's crazy...Don't tell anyone, but when he reads something that he likes he gets real happy, turns on the music, and dances by himself, or with a broom sometimes.” In this quote, Henry David Thoreau describes his relationship with his friend, poet Walt Whitman. Thoreau was a well-known essayist and philosopher who spent much of his life hiking through Maine with his friend.

The two would spend many hours together talking about philosophy and nature as they hiked along the trails. During those talks Walt Whitman would often read one of his poems to Thoreau, which would cause him to be "real happy," jump up from his chair, and dance around the room.

Source: Winters Tale

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