A good book, he had concluded, leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul. Such books were for him rare and, as he aged, rarer. Still he searched, one more Ithaca for which he was forever bound.

Richard Flanagan
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The thought of reading another good book always makes me wonder how I feel when I finish the book. The idea of having one more great book to reread, or one more chance to read my own soul compels me to keep searching for the Ithaca.

Source: The Narrow Road To The Deep North

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