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Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of histor
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"Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum"

- John Hume

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John Hume's quote talks to the value of checking out for pleasure and education. He suggests that, like many individuals at his age, he checked out a great deal of pulp fiction, however likewise read a lot of history for pleasure. This recommends that Hume valued checking out for both home entertainment and education, and that he found pleasure in discovering history. This quote also suggests that Hume became part of a curriculum that needed him to check out history, but that he still found delight in it. Hume's quote is a suggestion that reading can be both educational and enjoyable, which it is necessary to discover satisfaction in knowing.

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John Hume This quote is written / told by John Hume somewhere between January 18, 1937 and today. He was a famous Politician from Ireland. The author also have 27 other quotes.

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