Ignazio SiloneI would willingly pass my life writing and re-writing the same book - that one book every writer carries within him - the image of his own soul.
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Ernest Hemingway said: “I would willingly pass my life writing and re-writing the same book - that one book every writer carries within him - the image of his own soul.” He was saying that he would like to write one book that was better than any other book, to live up to all his hopes and dreams.
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