Chairs Quote by Nicholson Baker

“Haven't you felt a peculiar sort of worry about the chair in your living room that no one sits in?” quote by Nicholson Baker — Download Open image

“Haven't you felt a peculiar sort of worry about the chair in your living room that no one sits in?”

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