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To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish.
To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish.
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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