The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them i…

Mortimer Adler
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The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read. ✨ Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren (2014). How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, p.171, Simon and Schuster
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The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read. ✨ Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren (2014). How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, p.171, Simon and Schuster

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