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John Irving quote: "My life is a reading list."

My life is a reading list.

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When she was done whispering in the mike and being cute as hell, they'd sing a song half in English and half in French and drive all the phonies in the place mad with joy. J. D. Salinger
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You have freedom when you're easy in your harness. Robert Frost
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So that's what it is!" he suddenly exclaimed aloud. "What joy! Leo Tolstoy
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I'm one of the few people I know who believes in God. Martin Freeman
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Motherhood was my career. I'm totally satisfied with that. Ann Romney
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