“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
Jhumpa Lahiri book The Namesake
Source: The Namesake
“My grandfather always says that's what books are for," Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. “To travel without moving an inch.”
— Jhumpa Lahiri, book The Namesake
Source: The Namesake, (2003) p. 16.
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