A Quote by Lev Grossman
I've stayed in houses that were in the country, and in England, but I'm still not sure that I've stayed in an English country house.
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I am just an old country boy in a big town trying to get along. I have been eating pretty regular and the reason I have been is because I have stayed an old country boy.
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