„When I didn’t have friends, I had books.“

— Oprah Winfrey

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„The world in books seemed so much more alive to me than anything outside. I could see things I'd never seen before. Books and music were my best friends. I had a couple of good friends at school, but never met anyone I could really speak my heart to.“
— Haruki Murakami
„I'd had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn't know. It's a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don't see the need. It's easier just to have folks explain stuff.“
— Rick Riordan
„I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw it's fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy.“
— Haruki Murakami
„I never learned anything at all in school and didn't read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old.“
— Stanley Kubrick