To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement. (Raymond Queneau)

To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement.

Raymond Queneau

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