In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
(quoted in Umberto Eco: Il nome della rosa)
Which translates as "Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book."
I usually only note down quotations I've come across in their original context, rather than quoted by a 'third party', but this is one of those rare exceptions that I like so much I can't just let them go. Because this truthfully describes most parts of my life, including my childhood: not finding the real world calm enough for my liking no matter where I went, unless escaping somewhere secluded, and there into the virtual world of literature.
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