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Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

Author: Paulo Coelho

In countries under totalitarian regime art is severely attacked when not subdued to political party. Would you say that’s because art – or literature more precisely – is so powerful?

Literature by itself can do nothing, except to make people feel less lonely. And this is what makes the difference: from the moment that you understand that you are not alone, you get an extra strength.

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