Airplane Quote by Khaled Hosseini

“The only two places where I can read for long stretches are in airplanes and in bed at nighttime.” quote by Khaled Hosseini — Download Open image

“The only two places where I can read for long stretches are in airplanes and in bed at nighttime.”

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