For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it…

Umberto Eco
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For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it strikes home, it will only prefigure something that others will then do without a smile--and without a blush--in steadfast virile seriousness. ✨ Umberto Eco (1995). How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays, p.11, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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