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The sensible author writes for no other posterity than his own--that is, for his age--so as to be able even then to take pleasurein himself.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
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The Sensible Author Writes For No Other

Friedrich Nietzsche
The sensible author writes for no other posterity than his own--that is, for his age--so as to be able even then to take pleasurein himself.
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