The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell. (Ben Okri)

The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.

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