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Timely words

Published 12 October 2008 General , Media 1 Comment
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I’ll have more to say about Neil Gaiman‘s The Graveyard Book a little later (“buy it and read it” will do for the moment), but these words struck me as being apt for the world in which we presently find ourselves:

Fear is contagious. You can catch it. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to say that they’re scared for the fear to become real. (p188)

Food for thought. Count me as one who believes that it is falls to artists (among others) to help guide us through tough times; from that standpoint, thanks for the tip, Neil.

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