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Juan Goytisolo - The writer cannot abandon himself...
The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent. (Juan Goytisolo)

The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent.

Juan Goytisolo

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