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The author should die once he has finished writing. So as not to trouble the path of the text. Umberto Eco		Monday May 11, 2026
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About Marguerite Yourcenar

	Marguerite Yourcenar
	(1903--1987) In 'Time,' 16 Feb 1981 - Belgian-American novelist, essayist.

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When two texts, or two assertions, perhaps two ideas, are in contradiction, be ready to reconcile them rather than cancel one by the other; regard them as two different facets, or two successive stages, of the same reality, a reality convincingly human just because it is complex.

A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of getting into print.

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