I did not want to spend my time reading about people who never were, doing things they never did.

Mary Ann Shaffer
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In William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73," he describes how he wishes to spend his days. He describes the great accomplishments of previous great men and women. He wishes that he could have been a part of their lives and had the opportunity to meet them. To him, reading about people who never were, doing things they never did would be a waste of time.

Source: The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

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