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“The language of the other, suddenly, is the great instrument for creating an identity of one's own.”

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"We do not inherit only a country. We inherit the responsibility to imagine it."

"Identity can only be spoken of in the plural."

"A writer does not create a world; he discovers the worlds hidden inside people."

"Every language carries a way of seeing the world."

"Writing is not about giving answers. It is about learning how to ask better questions."

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