Ross MacdonaldThe walls of books around him, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world and its disasters.
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The walls of books around him, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world and its disasters. Think about your favorite book. It’s got all sorts of things in it that you love, but the thing that most bothers you is most likely one of two things: 1) It’s just not realistic enough for you. Or 2) Something horrible is happening in the story and you want to stop reading it.
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