I went back to the notion of story, which is always a good thing to have if you're trying to get people to pay attention to a book and pick up information along the way. (David Macaulay)

I went back to the notion of story, which is always a good thing to have if you're trying to get people to pay attention to a book and pick up information along the way.

David Macaulay

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