A Quote by Wallace Shawn

I was clever enough to know that John Donne was offering something that was awfully enjoyable. I just wasn't clever enough to actually enjoy it.

Wallace Shawn

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Actually Clever Donne Enjoy Enjoyable Enough John Just Know Offering Something

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Wallace Shawn
American - Actor
Born: November 12, 1943

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