...I have to be in this frame of mind where I'm feeling pity for myself, and feeling pity for the world. Once I've attained the summit of this, then I have to sit down and write... (Rawi Hage)

...I have to be in this frame of mind where I'm feeling pity for myself, and feeling pity for the world. Once I've attained the summit of this, then I have to sit down and write...

Rawi Hage

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