Story

[pjthompson]

Random quote of the day:

“Story is to human beings what the pearl is to the oyster.”

—Joseph Gold, “The Function of Fiction,” NOVEL: A Forum, Vol. 21, No. 2/3, Winter-Spring, 1988



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Comments

[notasupervillain]

But the pearl is useless to the oyster?

[pjthompson]

Story is an irritant in the psyche that must be dealt with? And in dealing with it we sometimes come up with treasure? ;-)

[notasupervillain]

Well, you're not wrong!

[marahmarie]

For some reason, I think having read The Pearl helps this make sense (as there's got to be some reason I'm the only one going *nod nod nod*).

[pjthompson]

You never know!