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‘IT WAS MY UNCLE GEORGE WHO DISCOVERED THAT ALCOHOL WAS A FOOD WELL IN ADVANCE OF MODERN MEDICAL THOUGHT.’
— P.G. Wodehouse
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‘I NEVER SEE ANY HOME COOKING. ALL I GET IS FANCY STUFF.’
— Prince Philip
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‘IF WE WISH TO KNOW THE FORCE OF HUMAN GENIUS, WE SHOULD READ SHAKESPEARE. IF WE WISH TO SEE THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN LEARNING, WE MAY STUDY HIS COMMENTATORS.’
— Ian Mckellen
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‘WHAT WE BECOME DEPENDS ON WHAT WE READ AFTER ALL OF THE PROFESSORS HAVE FINISHED WITH US. THE GREATEST UNIVERSITY OF ALL IS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS.’
— Thomas Carlisle
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