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John Banville - When you're writing there's a deep,...

When you're writing there's a deep, deep level of concentration way below your normal self. This strange voice, these strange sentences come out of you. (John Banville)

When you're writing there's a deep, deep level of concentration way below your normal self. This strange voice, these strange sentences come out of you.

John Banville

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