Only a few days earlier he had explained to her that he did not merely read books but traveled with them, that they took him to other countries and unfamiliar continents, and that with their help he was always getting to know new people, many of whom even became his friends. JanPhilipp Sendker
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When James Joyce said, “only a few days earlier he had explained to her that he did not merely read books but traveled with them, that they took him to other countries and unfamiliar continents, and that with their help he was always getting to know new people, many of whom even became his friends,” he was using a metaphor to describe the way a person could form a bond with a book.

Source: The Art Of Hearing Heartbeats

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