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Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader Quotes: I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions.
         

I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions.


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