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Old 23-Oct-2008, 09:47
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Default Re: Is fiction important?

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Originally Posted by Jan Mbali View Post
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Very well expressed, Jan. Very well expressed indeed.

Makes me put the pleasure of fiction together with the pleasure of friendships and of good food and of visiting galleries and going to the theatre etc, as being the things the make life worthwhile.

Generally speaking, it seems to be raining shit now, a lot of the time. You're right – culture is a damned valuable umbrella, in a world that sometimes seems to be dominated by 'reality' TV, soap operas, Z-list celebrities and so forth.
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