We need myths to get by. We need story; otherwise the tremendous randomness of experience overwhelms us. Story is what penetrates. (Robert Coover)

We need myths to get by. We need story; otherwise the tremendous randomness of experience overwhelms us. Story is what penetrates.

Robert Coover

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