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Bob seems to know almost everything; but he doesn’t know when or why people stopped reading. “Most people are too lazy,” he said. “They only want distractions.”

Walter Tevis

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Walter Tevis (February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and short story writer.

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Alternative Names: Walter S. Tevis • Walter Stone Tevis

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They had told us how important courts were for protecting our sacred rights to Privacy and Individuality, and how helpful a judge could be, but you somehow got the idea that it was a good idea to stay away from courts altogether.

"Would you show me how to make an omelette?"
She looked shocked, and said nothing.
Then from the sink the other woman's voice said, "Men don't cook."
The woman beside me hesitated a moment, and then said softly, "This man is different, Mary. He's a Reader."

He was, if not happy, too busy to be unhappy.

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