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As Aristotle tells us: “For the purposes of [story] a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.

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a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.

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"When society repeatedly experiences glossy, hollowed-out, pseudo-stories, it degenerates. We need true satires and tragedies, dramas and comedies that shine a cean light into the dingy corners of the human psyche and society. If not, as Yeats warned, "...the centre can not hold.

Mastery of craft frees the subconscious.

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As Aristotle tells us: “For the purposes of [story] a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility. - Robert McKee

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