Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring… ‘How to Build a Boat.’
STEVEN WRIGHT
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Steven Wright on abandonment
Steven Wright90 quotes“Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring… ‘How to Build a Boat.’”
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