Books are the friends of solitude. They develop individuali… - Georges Duhamel

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Books are the friends of solitude. They develop individuality and freedom. In solitary reading a man who is seeking himself has some chance of finding himself.

Georges Duhamel

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Georges Duhamel (June 30, 1884 – April 13, 1966), was a French author.

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