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Jonathan Gottschall
“Why do stories cluster around a few big themes, and why do they hew so closely to problem structure? Why are stories this way instead of all the other ways they could be? I think that problem structure reveals a major function of storytelling. It suggests that the human mind was shaped for story, so that it could be shaped by story.”
Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Jonathan Gottschall
“Story, in other words, continues to fulfill its ancient function of binding society by reinforcing a set of common values and strengthening the ties of common culture. Story enculturates the youth. It defines the people. It tells us what is laudable and what is contemptible. It subtly and constantly encourages us to be decent instead of decadent. Story is the grease and glue of society: by encouraging us to behave well, story reduces social friction while uniting people around common values. Story homogenizes us; it makes us one. This is part of what Marshall McLuhan had in mind with his idea of the global village. Technology has saturated widely dispersed people with the same media and made them into citizens of a village that spans the world.”
Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

George R.R. Martin
“It is being common-born that is dangerous, when the great lords play their game of thrones.”
George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

J.K. Rowling
“Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.
-Albus Dumbledore”
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Juan Ramón Jiménez
“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”
Juan Ramón Jiménez, Invisible Reality

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