Frank ZappaI think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.
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I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy. This quote is an interesting one because it can mean so many things. Is the author being sarcastic? Does he really believe that reading is too much of a bother? Or is he just saying that reading books makes him sleepy? We don't know.
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