Fortunately, there is more to life than death. There is for one thing, fiction. A thousand thousand characters to be sent marching out into the world to divert time from its forward gallop to the terrible horizon.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fiction offers escape from the inevitability of death by creating infinite characters and stories.
- In plain terms
- Stories let us distract ourselves from the inevitable end of life.
- What can you take from it?
- Stories provide a way to distract ourselves from life's final end.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you distract yourself from fear?
- Does fiction help you accept mortality?
Another view
It ignores the value of facing death directly.
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