I grew up on a mixed diet of mass and class, and I still read that way…

Jennifer Donnelly
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I grew up on a mixed diet of mass and class, and I still read that way. I hate it when people apologize for what they read. Some bestsellers aren't exactly literary. So what? They're fun and rip-roaring, Who instituted the book police and why do we have to answer them? Grrrrr! ✨ Jennifer Donnelly (2007). The Tea Rose: A Novel, p.560, Macmillan
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