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The role of the writer is not simply to arrange Being according to his own lights; he must also serve as a medium to Being and remain open to its often unfathomable dictates. This is the only way the work can transcend its creator and radiate its meaning

Source: Disturbing the Peace, ch. 2 (1986; tr. 1990).
-- Vaclav Havel, (Oct 5 1936-2011), Czech playwright, poet, politician; He was a prominent playwright and political dissident under communism, who eventually served as the president of Czechoslovakia, 1989-92.

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