Joyce Carol OatesWarum man schreibt, ist eine Frage die sich der Schriftsteller, völlig versunken in seine Arbeit, nicht stellt. Theorien sind das Gebiet derer, die nicht handeln.
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In the 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote: "Warum man schreibt, ist eine Frage die sich der Schriftsteller, völlig versunken in seine Arbeit, nicht stellt." In this statement, he claims that theories are a domain for those who do not act.
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