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We read novels. We read hundreds of pages of words, when the story is good because we're willing to stay there. I… — Veena Sud Copy Share Image
My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's… — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are ''shaggy dog'' stories; they have a point, but he who… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
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