There is only one expert who is qualified to examine the souls and the…

Mark Twain
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There is only one expert who is qualified to examine the souls and the life of a people and make a valuable report - the native novelist. ... And when a thousand able novels have been written, there you have the soul of the people; and not anywhere else can these be had. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.333, Courier Corporation
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