The pen becomes a tool of liberation in the hands of the con... - José María Arguedas

"The pen becomes a tool of liberation in the hands of the conscious writer."

José María Arguedas Literature

Novelist Peruvian 1911–1969

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"I am not just an Indian, I am a Peruvian, and I belong to all humanity."

"The world is beautiful, but man has made it ugly with his indifference."

"Language is the soul of a people."

"To write is to remember what we have forgotten."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."