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Writing has power but its power has no vector. Writers can stir the mind but they can't direct it. Time changes things God changes things the dictators change things but writers can't change anything.
Writing has power but its power has no vector. Writers can stir the mind but they can't direct it. Time changes things God changes things the dictators change things but writers can't change anything.
Approximate author period: c. 1927 AD · modern
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- Isaac Bashevis Singer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1927 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Isaac Bashevis Singer: documented activity in 1927. Wikidata Q75612, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75612 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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