Writing a book is an adventure it begins as an amusement, then it becomes a mistress, then a master, and finally a tyrant. (Winston Churchill)

Writing a book is an adventure it begins as an amusement, then it becomes a mistress, then a master, and finally a tyrant.

Winston Churchill

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