Quote of the day - Sep 19: William Golding (lemmy.nz)

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I don’t like the word "allegorical", I don’t like the word "symbolic", the word I really like is "mythic" and people always think that means "full of lies" when what it really means is full of a truth that cannot be told in any other way but a story.

— William Golding

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/September_19%2C_2026

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[-] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

He's 100% rights. Myths are so important, our society lost a lot when it stopped caring for myths. Not all truths can be mathematically exposed.

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