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When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will
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"When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own"

- John Berger

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This quote by John Berger speaks to the power of storytelling. When we read a story, we become immersed in it. The book resembles a shelter, offering us with a safe area to check out the story. We become so invested in the story that we can practically feel the walls of the book around us. The story's voice is what brings the story to life and allows us to occupy it. It is the voice that produces the world of the story and allows us to experience it as if it were our own. The story's voice is what permits us to suspend our shock and become fully immersed in the story. It is the voice that allows us to check out the possibilities of what might occur next and to be surprised by the unanticipated. The story's voice is what makes the story come alive and allows us to inhabit it.

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John Berger This quote is written / told by John Berger somewhere between November 5, 1926 and today. He was a famous Artist from England. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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