W. G. Sebald quote

My texts are written like palimpsests. They are written over and over again, until I feel that a kind of metaphysical meaning can be read through the writing.
W. G. Sebald
W. G. Sebald
Born: May 18, 1944
Died: Dec 14, 2001

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Writing, Kind, Through, Written, Feel, Over, Like, Until, Read, Metaphysical, Texts, Again, Meaning

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