I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written. (W. Somerset Maugham)

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.

W. Somerset Maugham

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