I would not like it thought that I do not buy my own paperclips, sir. …

Terry Pratchett
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I would not like it thought that I do not buy my own paperclips, sir. I enjoy owning my own paperclips. It means they are mine. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37), p.339, Random House
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I would not like it thought that I do not buy my own paperclips, sir. I enjoy owning my own paperclips. It means they are mine. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37), p.339, Random House

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