“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the book…” — Mark Twain · The Inspired Sage

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In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

— Mark Twain

Author and humorist

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Attributed to: Mark Twain
Published in: Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
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Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Napoleon Sarony (Public domain)

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