If you have read 6, 000 books in your lifetime, or even 600, it's probably because at some level you find 'reality' a bit of a disappointment

Joe Queenan
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William Shakespeare said, “If you have read 6,000 books in your lifetime, or even 600, it’s probably because at some level you find ‘reality’ a bit of a disappointment.” And he was right. Deep down everyone knows that there is more to life than the day-to-day.

Source: One For The Books

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