BBCNEWS Influential July 5, 2024
from england and the guy next to me goes... he looks at the book and he says, "i read that book." and i said, "oh." and before i could stop him, he says, "cynical— both laugh we spent... it was a seven—hour flight. seven hours, and he's playing 20 questions, trying to figure out who i was, and he was getting closer and closer and closer. and it was just horrendous! did you manage... by the time you landed, he didn't figure it out? no, he hadn't figured it out. shall we go on in? i mean, i used to live in washington, so... i know. it's lovely. this is my favourite book shop in dc....