Books, I found, had the power to make timestand still, retreat or fly into the future.

Jim Bishop
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The power of words and the way we use them can make things stand still or push them into the future. Words such as “I love you” mean more than a marriage or a relationship, but they can also make that relationship last. When we think of how books could affect us, who better to turn to than the man who “found” books? It was in his time that mythology and legends began. Books and literature helped people come together and create art and music. They awakened people to the world around them and made them want to learn more.

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