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Id always liked to read, but when I picked up books I wasnt getting the same kind of excitement from them that I was fro

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"I'd always liked to read, but when I picked up books I wasn't getting the same kind of excitement from them that I was from going out clubbing. I wanted to get the same kind of feel"

- Irvine Welsh

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This quote is written / told by Irvine Welsh somewhere between September 27, 1961 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from Scotland. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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