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“That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.” quote by V. S. Naipaul — Download Open image

“That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.”

V. S. Naipaul

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