One doesn't bother to believe the credible: the credible is… - Northrop Frye

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One doesn't bother to believe the credible: the credible is believed already, by definition. There's no adventure of the mind. (1:313)

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Herman Northrop Frye (14 July 1912 – 23 January 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.

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One doesn't bother to believe the credible: the credible is believed already, by definition. There's no adventure of the mind. (1:313) - Northrop Frye

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