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“Writing should not be routine; writing should actually be the opposite of procedural because otherwise the written word would become a routine word.”

Quote by Elie Wiesel

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A renowned Jewish author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Elie Wiesel is known for his profound literary achievements and for recording and spreading the history of the Holocaust as a survivor. His works deeply reveal the terror of the Nazi Holocaust and the universal nature of human suffering. more

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