If the book is a mystery to its author as she's writing, inevitably it's going to be a mystery to the reader as he or she reads it. (Nicole Krauss)

If the book is a mystery to its author as she's writing, inevitably it's going to be a mystery to the reader as he or she reads it.

Nicole Krauss

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