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The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.
The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.
Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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- Ursula K. Le Guin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1929 to 2018; Wikidata Q181659, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181659 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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