It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval. (Graham Greene)

It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval.

Graham Greene

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