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John le Carré - I grew up in a completely bookless...
I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book from end to end. (John le Carré)

I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book from end to end.

John le Carré

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