Lemony SnicketNo matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don't read is often as important as what you do read.
About This Quote
There are many people who say that their biggest pet peeve is when people don’t finish things. They seem to think that if they don't know what they’re talking about, someone else must be doing it wrong. In this quote, Gail Sheehy says that not reading is as important as reading. Those who are interested in something are usually the ones who read about it. Those who are only interested in themselves are the ones who don’t read.
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