Hi Joyce, I don't know offhand, but that quote - "The book will join you in solitude, accompany you in exile, serve as a candle in the dark, and entertain you in your loneliness. It will do you good and ask no favor in return. It gives and does not take." sounds like a line from Shmuel Ibn Tibon's ethical will to his son. I can look further into this for you if you want, (I have the ethical will text at home) but I'm sure someone on this list serve can also confirm. Take care, Malka Zeiger-Simkovich
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