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“I dread that awkward moment when a friend hands you the book that changed his or her life, and it is a book that you have despised since you were fourteen.” quote by Joe Queenan — Download Open image

““I dread that awkward moment when a friend hands you the book that changed his or her life, and it is a book that you have despised since you were fourteen.””

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