“I have spent most of my life preferring books to people. Just because I like a few specific people doesn’t change anything.”

—  Genevieve Cogman

Source: The Burning Page (2016), Chapter 24 (p. 322)
Context: “I have spent most of my life preferring books to people,” Irene said sharply. “Just because I like a few specific people doesn’t change anything.”

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