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Gunter Grass Quotes: Often I had to imagine the things I needed. I learned very early to read amidst noise. And so I started writing and drawing at an early age.
         

Often I had to imagine the things I needed. I learned very early to read amidst noise. And so I started writing and drawing at an early age.


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