Beware the power of words. Though they are rare, great and grand story-tellers we shall always have with us. Their job is not just to remember but to remember with conviction. The best, from Homer on, do it so well that they can suck you right into their lost worlds. When you pick up one of their books, whether it is Bellow or Dickens or Austen, you are selecting a spell.
Caution is advised.
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