You can learn from a glance at anyone's library, not what they are, but what they wish to be.

Alan Bradley
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When you look at someone's library, you can learn much more about them than what they are. When you know what the person is, it is easy to determine what they wish to be. If someone wishes to be a writer and reads a lot of fiction, you will notice that the books in their library that they read most often are fiction. If they do not read fiction, then that person's library will look different.

Source: Thrice The Brinded Cat Hath Mewd

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