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> [“If you read stories, you get to see the entire world. And not just the stories you find in books and film, but the stories of strangers sitting next to you on the subway or in an ordinary restaurant. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/if-you-read-stories-you-get-to-see-the-entire-world-and-not-just-the/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

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> [“...reading literature could teach you about the "universal human experience". Maybe you'll never hunt another man through the jungle. Maybe you won't climb Mount Kilimanjaro or watch a bullfight in the afternoon - you don't have to. The world's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/reading-literature-could-teach-you-about-the-universal-human/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

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## More by Steve Dublanica

> [“A restaurant gets the customers it deserves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/a-restaurant-gets-the-customers-it-deserves/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“I’ve found that most people are cravenly indifferent to what happens in the back alleys of affluence—whether it’s behind a restaurant or a Wal-Mart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/i-ve-found-that-most-people-are-cravenly-indifferent-to-what-happens/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“And Sartre? I chuckle to myself. He was only half right. Heaven can be other people, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/and-sartre-i-chuckle-to-myself-he-was-only-half-right-heaven-can-be/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“If you read stories, you get to see the entire world. And not just the stories you find in books and film, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/if-you-read-stories-you-get-to-see-the-entire-world-and-not-just-the/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“You may be the strongest and survive—only to win a life not fit for living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/you-may-be-the-strongest-and-survive-only-to-win-a-life-not-fit-for/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“When a man gets older, if he’s smart, he likes his women older, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/when-a-man-gets-older-if-he-s-smart-he-likes-his-women-older-too/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“A famous chef once observed that the restaurant business is a haven for people who don’t fit in anywhere else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/a-famous-chef-once-observed-that-the-restaurant-business-is-a-haven/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“...reading literature could teach you about the "universal human experience". Maybe you'll never hunt another man through the jungle. Maybe you won't climb Mount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/reading-literature-could-teach-you-about-the-universal-human/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“Everyone, no matter what kind of job he or she has, fantasizes about freaking out at work. How many corporate drones, stuck in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/everyone-no-matter-what-kind-of-job-he-or-she-has-fantasizes-about/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“When the Italian poet Dante described the center of hell in his poem The Divine Comedy, he got it wrong. The epicenter of Hades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/when-the-italian-poet-dante-described-the-center-of-hell-in-his-poem/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“40. If you can’t afford to leave a tip, you can’t afford to eat in the restaurant. Stay home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/40-if-you-can-t-afford-to-leave-a-tip-you-can-t-afford-to-eat-in-the/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“quality flows from the top down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/quality-flows-from-the-top-down/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“I came to the conclusion that everybody, and I mean everybody, narcotizes their pain somehow. I don’t care if you think the pain comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/i-came-to-the-conclusion-that-everybody-and-i-mean-everybody/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

> [“When you don’t care, when you’re wrapped up in your own selfishness, man’s inhumanity to man becomes that much easier to ignore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-dublanica/when-you-don-t-care-when-you-re-wrapped-up-in-your-own-selfishness/)

[Steve Dublanica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-dublanica/)

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