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In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. in creating, he must imitate god: do his job and then shut up.
-Gustave Flaubert
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In My View, The Novelist Has No

Gustave Flaubert
In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. in creating, he must imitate god: do his job and then shut up.
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