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“Words tell stories. Specifically, the history of those words - how they came into use, and how their meaning morphed into what they mean today - tell us just as much about a people, if not more, than any other kind of historical artefact.”
― Babel
― Babel
“After all, we’re here to make the unknown known, to make the other familiar. We’re here to make magic with words.”
― Babel
― Babel
“A life without books is a life not lived.”
― Empire of the Vampire
― Empire of the Vampire
“Astrid was just as fierce a scholar as I was a swordsman. A girl who wielded books like blades.”
― Empire of the Vampire
― Empire of the Vampire
“This, and the hope every maker of tales carries within: that readers will open their hearts to these little creatures made of ink and paper, and give them a part of themselves so they can be immortal, even if only for a few minutes.”
― El laberinto de los espíritus
― El laberinto de los espíritus
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