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Maybe television causes cancer, garp thinks; but his real irritation is a writer's irritation: he knows that wherever the tv glows, there sits someone who isn't reading.
-John Irving
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Maybe Television Causes Cancer, Garp Thinks; But

John Irving
Maybe television causes cancer, garp thinks; but his real irritation is a writer's irritation: he knows that wherever the tv glows, there sits someone who isn't reading.
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