Dream Quote by Norman Spinrad

“Stay a dreamer, and you'll never have your dream; get down in the nitty-gritty, and when you get your dream you see what horseshit it was in the first place.” quote by Norman Spinrad — Download Open image

““Stay a dreamer, and you'll never have your dream; get down in the nitty-gritty, and when you get your dream you see what horseshit it was in the first place.””

Norman Spinrad

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