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Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. it's the crack cocaine of the literary world.
-Jasper Fforde
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Whereas Story Is Processed In The Mind

Jasper Fforde
Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. it's the crack cocaine of the literary world.
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