A Quote by Robert Musil

A man who wants the truth becomes a scientist; a man who wants to give free play to his subjectivity may become a writer; but what should a man do who wants something in between?

Robert Musil

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Robert Musil
Austrian - Writer
November 6, 1880 - April 15, 1942

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