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Why will people persist in reading strange meanings into the simplest of story? is it not enough that a writer can entertain for a few hours with narrative without being suspected of 'significances' or symbolism or 'social trends'?
-Margaret Mitchell
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Why Will People Persist In Reading Strange

Margaret Mitchell
Why will people persist in reading strange meanings into the simplest of story? is it not enough that a writer can entertain for a few hours with narrative without being suspected of 'significances' or symbolism or 'social trends'?
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