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From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood.

From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood.

Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern

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Betty Smith
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Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Betty Smith, based on documented lifetime 1896 to 1972. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273730 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273730 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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