And even with the book closed, the voices do not stop--there are echoes and reverberations that seem to leap off the pages and mischievously leave the novel tingling in our ears.

Azar Nafisi
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In a book, when you close the book, the voices do not stop. In a book, when you close the book, you can hear the echoes and reverberations of what’s been written. In a book, when you close the book, there are echoes and reverberations included in what’s actually written.

Source: Reading Lolita In Tehran

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