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No, i don't admire the genius. but i admire and love the result of the genius's activity in the world, of which the great man is only the poor necessary tool, only, so to speak, the paltry awl to bore with.
-Knut Hamsun
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No, I Don't Admire The Genius. But

Knut Hamsun
No, i don't admire the genius. but i admire and love the result of the genius's activity in the world, of which the great man is only the poor necessary tool, only, so to speak, the paltry awl to bore with.
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