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The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.

Christopher Morley

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Christopher Morley
Age: 66 †
Born: 1890
Born: May 5
Died: 1957
Died: March 28
Journalist
Opinion Journalist
Poet
Writer
Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania
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Inspirational
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Mind
Traps
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Educational
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