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It would surprise us, if we were to examine the thing critically, how few good original stories there are in the world.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It would surprise us, if we were to examine the thing critically, how few good original stories there are in the world.”
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Burke reflects on the scarcity of truly original stories in literature, highlighting a common issue among writers.
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