Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply.

Patti Smith
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The idea of trying to awaken the dead has been a popular one in literature for centuries. Shakespeare used it in "Hamlet." In "Dutch Courage," Mark Twain wrote: “Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply.”

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