Irvine Welsh Quotes

Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.

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• Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.

  

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