The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams. I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.
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