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“A person who does not read cannot think. He may have good mental processes, but he has nothing to think about. You can feel for people or natural phenomena and react to them, but they are not ideas. You cannot think about them." [Life magazine, December 10, 1965]”

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Rex Stout
Rex Stout

Rex Stout was an American writer renowned for his detective novels. His works, featuring the character of Nero Wolfe, have won the hearts of many readers. Stout's writing career spanned half a century, and his contributions had a profound impact on the genre of detective fiction. more

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