Elizabeth HardwickThe greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.
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The passion for reading has the ability to enrich our lives without costing us a penny. Reading can make us smarter, more aware, and more knowledgeable about the world around us. Books are great gifts because they give us knowledge of the world and provide us with experience of a wide kind. A person who reads is more prepared for life than someone who does not. The passion for reading can be seen as an example of the proverb, “the more you know, the longer you live.”
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