Alive Quote by Mario Vargas Llosa

“In general, a writer would like to think that the best book that he has written is the book that he is writing, and the next book will be even better. Maybe if this is not true, it is very useful to keep the illusion alive.” quote by Mario Vargas Llosa — Download Open image

“In general, a writer would like to think that the best book that he has written is the book that he is writing, and the next book will be even better. Maybe if this is not true, it is very useful to keep the illusion alive.”

Mario Vargas Llosa

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