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The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading.

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"The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need"

- Robertson Davies

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This quote is written / told by Robertson Davies between August 28, 1913 and December 2, 1995. He/she was a famous Novelist from Canada. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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