Whether it’s Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s observations on race in ‘Americanah’ or Jules Verne on solitude in ‘The Mysterious Island’ – the best works of fiction contain important and perpetually relevant truths
"The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.”“It is much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.”"Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to get attention we do, except walk?"“It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
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