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A novel is a commodity that fulfills a certain need; people need to buy daydreams like they need to buy ice cream or aspirin or gin. they even need to buy a pinch of intellectual catnip now and then to liven up their thoughts.
-John Dos Passos
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A Novel Is A Commodity That Fulfills

John Dos Passos
A novel is a commodity that fulfills a certain need; people need to buy daydreams like they need to buy ice cream or aspirin or gin. they even need to buy a pinch of intellectual catnip now and then to liven up their thoughts.
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