It is the storyteller'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 storyteller's task to elicit sympathy and a...
It is the storyteller's task to elicit sympathy and a...
It is the storyteller's task to elicit sympathy and a...
It is the storyteller's task to elicit sympathy and a...
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The fact that so many people find it hard to empathize with the marginalized and the underdog says much about the way today's society has become stultified. The task of telling stories about these people is exceedingly difficult, but the challenge of meeting that challenge is one that all storytellers take on.

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