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I am a writer, and the duty of a writer is not only to furnish pleasant pursuits for the mind and taste: he will be held accountable if things useful to the soul are not disseminated by his works and if nothing remains after him as a precept for mankind.
Nikolai Gogol
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"I am a writer, and the duty of a writer is not only to furnish pleasant pursuits for the mind and taste: he will be held accountable if things useful to the soul are not disseminated by his works and if nothing remains after him as a precept for mankind."
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I am a writer, and the duty of a writer is not only to furnish pleasant pursuits for the mind and taste: he will be held accountable if things useful to the soul are not disseminated by his works and if nothing remains after him as a precept for mankind. — Nikolai Gogol

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Nikolai Gogol was a Writer from Russian Empire (1809–1852).

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Who said "I am a writer, and the duty of a writer is not only to furnish pleasant pursuit…"?
This quote is attributed to Nikolai Gogol, a Writer from Russian Empire.
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Nikolai Gogol lived from 1809 – 1852.
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