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In new york i'd go to the movies three or four times a week. here i've upped it to six or seven, mainly because i'm too lazy to do anything else. fortunately, going to the movies seems to suddenly qualify as an intellectual accomplishment, on a par with reading a book or devoting time to serious thought. it's not that the movies have gotten any more strenuous, it's just that a lot of people are as lazy as i am, and together we've agreed to lower the bar.
-David Sedaris
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David Sedaris
In new york i'd go to the movies three or four times a week. here i've upped it to six or seven, mainly because i'm too lazy to do anything else. fortunately, going to the movies seems to suddenly qualify as an intellectual accomplishment, on a par with reading a book or devoting time to serious thought. it's not that the movies have gotten any more strenuous, it's just that a lot of people are as lazy as i am, and together we've agreed to lower the bar.
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