| 1 | ->''"But, and I hope it is not literary-critical heresy to say so, we can have something very like [[Creator/DanteAlighieri Dante's]] cosmos without that astronomical system. For there are three principles regarding created things that I find fundamental to Dante's view of the world and its beauty; they are also principles that underlie the beauty of Dante's poem and that, for our purposes in the ''Inferno'', will help us see the justice that inspired his zeal. They are these:'' Things have an end. Things have meaning. Things are connected." |
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| 3 | --> — Anthony Esolen on ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' |
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| 5 | ->''"All stories have a message to them [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic whether you realize it or not]], even if they're overly simplistic, just general themes conveyed by {{character arc}}s or lessons learned like ''[picture of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'']'' 'Love one another', ''[picture of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'']'' 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions', ''[picture of ''ComicBook/{{Marville}}'']'' '[[TakeThat You just wasted your money]]', et cetera."'' |
| 6 | -->-- '''Linkara''', ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' |
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| 8 | ->''"There are two kinds of stories we tell our children. The first kind; 'OnceUponATime there was a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter fuzzy little rabbit named Frizzytop]], [[TheHerosJourney who went on a quantum fun adventure, only to face a big setback, which he overcame through perseverance and by being adorable]].' This kind of story teaches empathy. Put yourself in Frizzytop's shoes, in other words. The other kind; 'Oliver Anthony Bird, if you get too close to that ocean, you'll be sucked into the sea and drowned.' [[ScareEmStraight This kind of story teaches them fear]], and for the rest of their lives, these two stories compete. Empathy and fear. And so I bring you tonight's play, the work in five acts about [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs a fuzzy little bunny who got too close to the ocean]], and what happened next. Let us begin."'' |
| 9 | -->-- '''Oliver Bird''', ''Series/Legion2017'' |
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| 11 | ->'''Klaus:''' The central theme of ''Literature/AnnaKarenina'' is that a rural life of moral simplicity, despite its monotony, is the preferable personal narrative to a daring life of impulsive passion, which only leads to tragedy.\ |
| 12 | '''Scout:''' That is a very long theme.\ |
| 13 | '''Klaus:''' [[{{Doorstopper}} It's a very long book]]. |
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