The writer does not dare dream of giving the best of his individuality. No, he must never express his anger. The vacillating demands of mediocrity must be satisfied. Amuse the people, be their clown, give them platitudes about which they can laugh, shadows of truth which they can hold as truths.
Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon
Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer and screenwriter

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Aleksandar Hemon was American bosnian-american author, essayist, critic, television writer and screenwriter. Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels Nowhere Man (2002) and The Lazarus Project (2008), and his scriptwriting as a co-writer of The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Read more on Wikipedia →

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