That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will intere... - Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

"That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment."

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