The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. Th…

Milan Kundera
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The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything. The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead. ✨ Siraaj: An Arab Tale. Book by Radwa Ashour and Barbara Romaine, 2007.
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