Every novel worthy of the name is like another planet, whether large or small, which has its own laws just as it has its own flora and fauna. (François Mauriac)

Every novel worthy of the name is like another planet, whether large or small, which has its own laws just as it has its own flora and fauna.

François Mauriac

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