Thomas Edward Yorke Quotes

I tell you what's really ridiculous--going into a bookstore and there's all these books about yourself. In a way, it feels like you're already dead.

Thomas Edward Yorke Atoms for Peace

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• I tell you what's really ridiculous--going into a bookstore and there's all these books about yourself. In a way, it feels like you're already dead.

  

  Thomas Edward Yorke Atoms for Peace
  • Book
  • Ridiculous