I purchased the phrase “Don’t make your problem my problem” from Rob Fitterman at his Word Shop in May 2010.

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“Starting this Wednesday, May 5th, I will be opening “Rob’s Word Shop” for the month of May. Rob’s Word Shop is a storefront shop where individual letters and words can be purchased. Single letters are 50 cents and single words are 1 dollar. As the sole proprietor of the store, I invite you personally to stop by for a chat and buy a letter or a word. These chats will be recorded and, with your permission, collected in a book form at the end of the month. My shop location is 308 Bowery (the south window at the Bowery Poetry Club), and my hours of operation are Tuesday through Thursday 11-2PM from May 5-May 27.”
- Rob Fitterman