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“Never before have the American people had their noses so deeply in one another's business. If I announce that I and eleven other diners shared a thirty-seven-course lunch that likely cost as much as a new Volvo station wagon, Those of a critical nature will let their minds run in tiny, aghast circles of condemnation. My response to them is that none of us twelve disciples of gourmandise wanted a new Volvo. We wanted only lunch and since lunch lasted approximately eleven hours we saved money by not having to buy diner. The defense rests.”

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Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison was an American author born on December 11, 1937, and passed away on March 26, 2016. Known for his poetry, novels, and essays, his works have been widely appreciated by readers. more

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