Sunday, January 28, 2007

More on fiction

In my last post, I forgot to quote Sigmund Freud:

I am reminded of one of my children who was distinguished at an early age by a peculiarly marked matter-of-factness. When the children were being told a fairy story and were listening to it with rapt attention, he would come up and ask: 'Is that a true story?' When he was told it was not, he would turn away with a look of disdain.

(Sigmund Freud: The Future of an Illusion)

Nice to see a reasonable kid, for once.

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