C.s. LewisThe truly wide taste in reading is that which enables a man to find something for his needs on the sixpenny tray outside any secondhand bookshop.
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The truly wide taste in reading is that which enables a man to find something for his needs on the sixpenny tray outside any secondhand bookshop. When you can take a book and find something that is suitable for your needs, it’s a real pleasure.
Source: The Four Loves
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