I did toy with the idea of doing a cook-book. The recipes were to be the routine ones: how to make dry toast, instant coffee, hearts of lettuce and brownies. But as an added attraction, at no extra charge, my idea was to put a fried egg on the cover. I think a lot of people who hate literature but love fried eggs would buy it if the price was right.

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This quote intends to bring humor by proposing the creation of a cookbook with mundane recipes like dry toast and instant coffee. The author suggests that to make it more appealing, they would include a fried egg on the cover. The quote humorously implies that there may be people who have little interest in literature, but are drawn to the idea of a cookbook with a fried egg as its selling point.

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