Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. If we played Cu…

Nick Hornby
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Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. If we played Cultural Fantasy Boxing League, and made books go fifteen rounds in the ring against the best that any other art form had to offer, then books would win pretty much every time. ✨ Nick Hornby (2004). The Polysyllabic Spree, McSweeneys Books
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