“Books are, let's face it, better than everything else.”
Nick Hornby book The Polysyllabic Spree
Source: The Polysyllabic Spree
“Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. If we played Cultural Fantasy Boxing League, and made books go fifteen rounds in the ring against the best that any other art form had to offer, then books would win pretty much every time.”
— Nick Hornby, book The Polysyllabic Spree
Source: The Polysyllabic Spree
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