"I put things down on sheets of..." - Quote by John Lennon
I put things down on sheets of paper and stuff them in my pockets. When I have enough, I have a book.
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“Read anything I write for the pleasure of reading it. Whatever else you find will be the measure of what you brought to the reading.”
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“Genius: the ability to prolong one's childhood.”
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