Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon…

Patti Smith
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Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book. ✨ National Book Award for Patti Smith. National Book Award Acceptance speech, www.nytimes.com. November 17, 2010.
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Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book. ✨ National Book Award for Patti Smith. National Book Award Acceptance speech, www.nytimes.com. November 17, 2010.

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