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I know that books seem like the ultimate thing that's made by one person, but that's not true. every reading of a book is a collaboration between the reader and the writer who are making the story up together.
-John Green
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I Know That Books Seem Like The

John Green
I know that books seem like the ultimate thing that's made by one person, but that's not true. every reading of a book is a collaboration between the reader and the writer who are making the story up together.
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