“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”
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Seeking refuge in fantasy novel worlds throughout a youth under the shadow of a dubiously sane half-brother who dabbled in magic, Mori Phelps is forced to confront her mother in a tragic battle and gains unwanted attention when she attempts to perform spells herself.
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Jo Walton
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“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”
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“The thing about Tolkien, about The Lord of the Rings, is that it's perfect. It's this whole world, this whole process of immersion, this journey. It's not, I'm pretty sure, actually true, bu...”
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“I had said that Le Guin's worlds were real because her people were so real, and he said yes, but the people were so real because they were the people the worlds would have produced. If you p...”
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“I am reading The Lord of the Rings. I suddenly wanted to. I almost know it by heart, but I can still sink right into it. I know no other book that is so much like going on a journey. When I...”
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“I care more about the people in books than the people I see every day.”
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“If I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.”
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“If you love books enough, books will love you back.”
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