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Quote by W.H. Auden
A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gou

A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish. – W.H. Auden

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