Famous quote by Mark Haddon

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"Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed"

- Mark Haddon

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This quote is written / told by Mark Haddon somewhere between September 26, 1962 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from England. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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