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They go in not because they need any certain volume but because they feel that there may be some book that needs them.

They go in not because they need any certain volume but because they feel that there may be some book that needs them.

Approximate author period: c. 1923 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Christopher Morley
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1923 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Christopher Morley, based on documented lifetime 1890 to 1957. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931105 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931105 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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