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What does it mean?
The world is made to end up in a beautiful book.
In plain terms
Everything in the world exists to become a great book.
What can you take from it?
See the world as material for art.

Where it applies

  • finding inspiration
  • writing fiction
  • seeing beauty

Putting it to work

  • observe for material
  • frame reality as story

Questions to consider

  • What in the world feels like a story?
  • Does life have a purpose beyond art?

Another view

This assumes all of reality serves artistic purposes.

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