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“But I hope I will never have a life that is not surrounded by books, by books that are bound in paper and cloth and glue, such perishable things for ideas have lasted thousands of years . . . I hope I am always walled in by the very weight and breadth and clumsy, inefficient, antiquated bulk of them, hope that I spend my last days on this Earth arranging and rearranging them on thrones of good, honest pine, oak, and mahogany, because I just like to look at their covers, and dream of the promise of the great stories inside.”

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Rick Bragg is an American journalist known for his in-depth reporting on Southern life. His work often delves into social issues such as race, class, and gender, and is praised for its vivid storytelling and insightful analysis. more

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