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Maybe we ought to look at a guy's response to our microwave from now on." Aunt Annie said. Really." Mom said. "The… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
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The book [Night manager] is amazing. It is amazing to act in any book adaptation, because a book gives you so many… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
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![“All the same, they [books] do serve some purpose. Culture doesn't save anything or anyone, it doesn't justify. But it's a product of man: he projects himself into it, he recognizes himself in it; that critical mirror alone offers him his image.” quote by Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/644/jean-paul-sartre-220_book_all-the-same-they-books-do-serve-some-pu_2133584.png)
![“The book [Night manager] is amazing. It is amazing to act in any book adaptation, because a book gives you so many secrets and details that don't necessarily get shot in an adaptation. They give you a cushion underneath everything. The detail in the character, the detail in the tone.” quote by Tom Hiddleston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/tom-hiddleston-1633_adaptation_the-book-night-manager-is-amazing-it-is_462312.png)
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