Susan SontagLiterature was the passport to enter a larger life; that is, the zone of freedom. Literature was freedom. Especially in a time in which the values of reading and inwardness are so strenuously challenged, literature is freedom.
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In a time when the values of reading and inwardness are challenged, literature is freedom. The power to read and explore another person's mind is one of the greatest gifts we have as human beings. We are able to see past the boundaries of our own minds and experience other worlds through our eyes. We can grow stronger through the ability to feel empathy for others.
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