John BrightI would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.
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The quote by the French writer and philosopher Charles Baudelaire, “I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply,” is a reflection on how he valued books above any other possessions. It shows how he regarded books as his friends and companions, more than objects of beauty or even utility.
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