He says books and the library were his only refuge during that period, transporting him into another universe and anchoring his later love of reading.
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Refuge
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"So literally, you know, like when I was a child, I didn't think there was any hope in life. I was like, wait a..."
"So she and some refugees sought refuge in Northern Africa. So they found the city of Carthage. And they worked really hard to build..."
"Where can I find some refuge? Where on land, on sea? What's left for me now? A man of so much misery. Nothing among..."
"...powerful than God, or at least someone who you can find refuge in from God."
"...these Ukrainians who have fled the country as refugees. They've sought refuge in Western countries and they're not going back because there's no future..."
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