know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently. (Yann Martel)

know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently.

Yann Martel

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