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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: Literature is eavesdropping.
         

Literature is eavesdropping.


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This page presents the quote "Literature is eavesdropping.". Author of this quote is Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote is about literature, eavesdropping,.