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Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds.
Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Alan Bennett
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Alan Bennett: documented activity in 1960. Wikidata Q654730, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q654730 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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