The historian records, but the novelist creates. — E.M. Forster
The historian records, but the novelist creates. — E.M. Forster
The historian records, but the novelist creates. — E.M. Forster
The historian records, but the novelist creates. — E.M. Forster
The historian records, but the novelist creates. — E.M. Forster
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The historian records, but the novelist creates.

— E.M. Forster
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