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If We Want A Book To Do More Than What It Does, That's A Condemnation. If We Want It To Do More Of What It Does, That's An Endorsement.
-Clive James
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If We Want A Book To Do
Clive James
If We Want A Book To Do More Than What It Does, That's A Condemnation. If We Want It To Do More Of What It Does, That's An Endorsement.
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