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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."

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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."

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"All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it."

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