Samuel ButlerBooks are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
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Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. This is an insightful quote on the power of books to speak for themselves. Books are not just mere pieces of paper or books on a shelf, they are beautiful pieces of art that immortalize the stories of great authors. They are part of our history and they offer us lessons in life that we can use to navigate through life’s challenges.
They allow us to escape our pain and find comfort in the sweet release of tears. If books were truly just pieces of paper, then there would be no need to take them down from the shelf and free them. It is only when you read a book that you come face to face with its author.
For some, the book is the author, for others it is just another piece in a library.
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