If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I mak…

John Steinbeck
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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.237, Penguin
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