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The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book. Johnson, Samuel

Excerpt from Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 · This quote is about writers and writing · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English critic, poet and essayist. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version