Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.

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Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life. - Barbara Kingsolver

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Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life. - Lecrae quotes