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> [“An intellectual is usually someone who isn't exactly distinguished by his intellect . . . He claims that label to compensate for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/an-intellectual-is-usually-someone-who-isn-t-exactly-distinguished-by/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

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> [“An intellectual is usually someone who isn't exactly distinguished by his intellect. He claims that label to compensate for his inadequacies. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/an-intellectual-is-usually-someone-who-isn-t-exactly-distinguished-by-2/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

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> [“An intellectual is some one who isn't exactly distinguished by his intellect. He claims that label to compensates for his inadequacies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/an-intellectual-is-some-one-who-isn-t-exactly-distinguished-by-his/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

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