Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all its formsâ€”of life, of love, of knowledgeâ€”has traced the upward surge of mankind. And story, you mark my words, will be with the last human to draw breath.

Jasper Fforde

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