“You act as if you know more than I'll ever know, but I've forgotten more than you'll ever know.”

—  William Saroyan

Jim Dandy : Fat Man in a Famine (1947)
Context: You act as if you know more than I'll ever know, but I've forgotten more than you'll ever know. You're snobs, too. Every man I've ever met has been a snob. You don't have to be a snob, too, do you? Please sign this piece of paper, so I can be a member of the public library and read books and find out about people. I don't want to hate you, I just can't help it.

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