Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine wh…

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Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea that made-up stories can matter, which is sort of the foundational assumption of our species. ✨ John Green (2012). The Fault in Our Stars, p.200, Penguin UK
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Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea that made-up stories can matter, which is sort of the foundational assumption of our species. ✨ John Green (2012). The Fault in Our Stars, p.200, Penguin UK

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