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This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession.
-Ryszard Kapuscinski
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This Is The Most Intimate Relationship Between

Ryszard Kapuscinski
This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession.
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