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Only in the most unusual cases is it useful to determine whether a book is good or bad for it is just as rare for it to

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"Only in the most unusual cases is it useful to determine whether a book is good or bad; for it is just as rare for it to be one or the other. It is usually both"

- Robert Musil

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This quote is written / told by Robert Musil between November 6, 1880 and April 15, 1942. He/she was a famous Writer from Austria. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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