“Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the rest of the world, submerged in your obsessions and memories.” – Mario Vargas Llosa
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"Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the rest of the world, submerged in your obsessions and memories." – Mario Vargas Llosa
"Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the rest of the world, submerged in your obsessions and memories." – Mario Vargas Llosa
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