A book, too, can be a star, "explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,” a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe. (Madeleine L'Engle)

A book, too, can be a star, "explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,” a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Madeleine L'Engle

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