"I had this wild thought that he was the only one in all this chaos who was just like me, and that was comforting and profound all at once."

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So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

— Roald Dahl