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Carolyn Wells, an American author born on June 18, 1862, and died on March 26, 1942, is renowned for her works in children's literature. Her stories are cherished for their rich imagination and delicate emotions.

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“To make a library It takes two volumes And a fire. Two volumes and a fire, And interest. The interest alone will do If logs are few.”

Ifs Two Interest Fire Library Volume

Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life

“There are many ways of discarding [books]. You can give them to friends,--or enemies,--or to associations or to poor Southern libraries. But the surest way is to lend them. Then they never come back to bother you.”

Way Giving Book Friendship Poor Enemy Friends Library Bother Southern Association

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“I view askance a book that remains undisturbed for a year. Oughtn't it to have a ticket of leave? I think I may safely say no bookin my library remains unopened a year at a time, except my own works and Tennyson's.”

Thinking Years May Book Reading My Own Views Remains Library Reading Books Tickets Tennyson

Author:Carolyn Wells

“... the subjective viewpoint is the only one to use regarding a library. Your true library is a collection of the books you want.You may have deplorably poor taste or bad judgment. Never mind. Correct those traits before you exchange your books.”

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Author:Carolyn Wells

“... as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the ideal library is in the wish of its maker.”

Eye Wish Ideals Library Makers Beholder Eye Of The Beholder Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

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“To take pride in a library kills it. Then, its motive power shifts over to the critical if admiring visitor, and apologies are necessary and acceptable and the fat is in the fire.”

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Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life

“It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't.”

Ifs Book Interest Library

Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life