Being a reader is sort of like being president, except reading involve…

Nick Hornby
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Being a reader is sort of like being president, except reading involves fewer state dinners, usually. You have this agenda you want to get through, but you get distracted by life events, e.g., books arriving in the mail/World War III, and you are temporarily deflected from your chosen path. ✨ Nick Hornby (2004). The Polysyllabic Spree, McSweeneys Books
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