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Books should be cherished, like children, books are for the next generation, like children, like history.

Books should be cherished, like children, books are for the next generation, like children, like history.

Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern

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Edna Ferber
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Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Edna Ferber, based on documented lifetime 1885 to 1968. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283496 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283496 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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