It is clear that the books owned the shop rather than the other way about. Everywhere they had run wild and taken possession of their habitat, breeding and multiplying, and clearly lacking any strong hand to keep them down.

Agatha Christie
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When you own a book shop, books are supposed to be your best friend. However, it is clear that the books owned the shop rather than the other way about. Everywhere they had run wild and taken possession of their habitat, breeding and multiplying, and clearly lacking any strong hand to keep them down. The book also portrays how people can be at war with each other.

People tend to put one another down by saying that others are not good enough for them, even when they are good enough for others. It is not only the book itself that is making this statement but also its owner. If books were truly our friends, why would this owner be at war with his books?

Source: The Clocks

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