The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the …

Salman Rushdie
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The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great surprise, we may find our own vision reflected. ✨ Salman Rushdie (1990). In good faith, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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