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I tell myself i write because i want to say something true and original about the nature of evil. that is very ambitious - to say something about the human condition that hasn't been written before. probably i will never succeed but that is what i strive to do.
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I Tell Myself I Write Because I

Jo Nesbo
I tell myself i write because i want to say something true and original about the nature of evil. that is very ambitious - to say something about the human condition that hasn't been written before. probably i will never succeed but that is what i strive to do.
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