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“Walt Whitman, he who laid end to end words never seen in each other's company before outside of a dictionary.”

Quote by David Lodge

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David Lodge is a British author born on January 28, 1935. Known for his humor and satire, his works primarily focus on the lives and characters of the British academic community. more

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