“One ought only to write when one leaves a piece of one's own flesh in the inkpot, each time one dips one's pen.”
Quote by Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and thinker, a prominent representative of 19th-century Russian literature. His works deeply revealed social contradictions and human nature, and had a profound impact on the world. more
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Source: Practicing History: Selected Essays
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