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I was read to as a small child, I read on my own as soon as I could, and I recall being more or less overwhelmed again and again - if not by what the books actually said, by what they suggested, what they helped me to imagine.
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"I was read to as a small child, I read on my own as soon as I could, and I recall being more or less overwhelmed again and again - if not by what the books actually said, by what they suggested, what they helped me to imagine."
— Marilynne Robinson

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I was read to as a small child, I read on my own as soon as I could, and I recall being more or less overwhelmed again and again - if not by what the books actually said, by what they suggested, what they helped me to imagine. — Marilynne Robinson

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Marilynne Robinson was a Novelist from United States (1943–present).

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This quote is attributed to Marilynne Robinson, a Novelist from United States.
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Marilynne Robinson lived from 1943 – present.