A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words. (Marcus Mumford)

A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words.

Marcus Mumford

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