Thomas PynchonIt is simply wrong to begin with a theme, symbol or other abstract unifying agent, and then try to force characters and events to conform to it.
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It is simply wrong to begin with a theme, symbol or other abstract unifying agent, and then try to force characters and events to conform to it. In other words, the writer of a story must be free to put any things he or she wants into it without being tied down by a single plot device.
Source: Slow Learner: Early Stories
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