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Alain de Botton - Writing a book has about it some of...
Writing a book has about it some of the anxiety of telling a joke and having to wait several years to know whether or not it was funny. (Alain de Botton)

Writing a book has about it some of the anxiety of telling a joke and having to wait several years to know whether or not it was funny.

Alain de Botton

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