Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses everybody. Texts don't.
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I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative.
Stories and narratives are one of the most powerful things in humanity. They're devices for dealing with the chaotic danger of existence.
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
I'm not writing fairy tales or object lessons.
I'm a very conceptual writer.
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
As human beings, we are all not conducting just one narrative but many narratives all at the same time.
When you make illustrations, you're supposed to have a subtext; you're not just communicating words - you're actually adding another story altogether.
The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.