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In Algeria, I had begun to get into literature and philosophy. I dreamed of writing-and already models were instructing the dream, a certain language governed it.
Jacques Derrida
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In Algeria, I had begun to get into literature and philosophy. I dreamed of writing-and already models were instructing the dream, a certain language governed it. — Jacques Derrida

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Jacques Derrida was a Philosopher from France (1930–2004).

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This quote is attributed to Jacques Derrida, a Philosopher from France.
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Jacques Derrida lived from 1930 – 2004.