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Anita Brookner - Writing novels preserves you in a...
Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. (Anita Brookner)

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.

Anita Brookner

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