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“ Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage”.
— Frances Hodgson Burnett,A Little Princess (via thesearepeopleyouknow)

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