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Some tropes are universal. boy meets girl. betrayal and revenge. the search to discover a hidden truth.... a mother's love isn't cliché, it's universal. these things are archetypes. they're the building blocks of myth and legend. they are a big part about what it means to be human.
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Some Tropes Are Universal. Boy Meets Girl.

Patrick Rothfuss
Some tropes are universal. boy meets girl. betrayal and revenge. the search to discover a hidden truth.... a mother's love isn't cliché, it's universal. these things are archetypes. they're the building blocks of myth and legend. they are a big part about what it means to be human.
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