That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in quite the right place.

Val McDermid
That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how...
That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how...
That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how...
That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how...
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This quote is a great example of the problem that can arise when we move house and we put our beloved books into boxes and then put the boxes into the car and then finally into the new house. These books never end up on the shelves in quite the right place and so we have to spend ages looking for them. This might seem like a small problem but it definitely adds up!

Source: The Torment Of Others

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