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![“It [writing] has enormous meta-cognitive implications. The power is this: That you cannot only think in ways that you could not possibly think if you did not have the written word, but you can now think about the thinking that you do with the written word. There is danger in this, and the danger…” quote by John R. Searle](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/7b6/john-r-searle-82459_academic-life_it-writing-has-enormous-meta-cognitive-i_147758.jpg)
![“For all his claims to be just a propagandist, [Bernard Shaw's] writing has an effect nearer to that of music than most of those who have claimed to be writing "dramas of feeling." His plays are a joy to watch, not because they purport to deal with social and political problems, but because they…” quote by W.H. Auden](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/1b5/w-h-auden-2-7412_bernard-shaw_for-all-his-claims-to-be-just-a-propagan_3033582.jpg)
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