Who can know anybody?' said the bookshop owner. 'Every person is like thousands of books. New, reprinting, in stock, out of stock, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, rubbish. The lot. Different every day. One's lucky to be able to put his hand on the one that's wanted, let alone know it. Russell Hoban
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Who can know anybody? said the bookshop owner. I’ve been working in my bookshop for over five years now, and still every day there are new books that come into the shop. It’s always a surprise to see how many people only look at the front of the books they browse through. The truth is it’s not possible to know everybody, even if you live your whole life.

Source: The Lion Of Boazjachin And Jachinboaz

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