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“El lector que haya intimado con las severidades del trabajo de redactar no necesitará pormenores: cómo escribió y le pareció bueno; releyó y le pareció vil: corrigió y rompió; omitió; agregó, conoció el éxtasis, la desesperación; tuvo sus buenas noches y sus malas mañanas; atrapó ideas y las perdió; vio su libro concluido y se le borró; personificó sus héroes mientras comía; los declamó al salir a caminar; rió y lloró; vaciló entre uno y otro estilo; prefirió a veces el heroico y pomposo; otras el directo y sencillo; otras los valles de Tempe; otras los campos de Kent o de Cornwall; y no llegó nunca a saber si era el genio más sublime o el mayor mentecato de la tierra.”

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Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf

British modernist writer, known for her unique narrative techniques and profound portrayal of female experience. Her works include 'To the Lighthouse' and 'Mrs. Dalloway'. more

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