If "death before decaf" and "I like my women the way I like my coffee" are starting to sound a little stale to you, no worries. Great thinkers throughout the ages have weighed in on your daily fix. So pour yourself a cup and settle in, because these authors totally understand how you feel about your coffee.
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Albert Camus
Drink some coffee, or else how will you ever get to drink more coffee?
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Haruki Murakami
And the taste that separates "Good morning" from "Why the hell am I awake right now?"
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J.D. Salinger
Holden Caulfield: complaining about things you never realized how badly you wanted to complain about since 7th grade English class.
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Douglas Adams
(When asked where he gets the inspiration for his books)
Whatever works for you, Doug, but is that motivation or torture?
