When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without …

Umberto Eco
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When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process, he simply means he was working without realizing he knew the rules. ✨ Umberto Eco (2014). The Name of the Rose, p.545, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process, he simply means he was working without realizing he knew the rules. ✨ Umberto Eco (2014). The Name of the Rose, p.545, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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