Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you…

John Green
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Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back. ✨ John Green (2008). An Abundance of Katherines, p.106, Penguin
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Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back. ✨ John Green (2008). An Abundance of Katherines, p.106, Penguin

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