The importance of novels and short stories in our society is great. Fiction supplies the only philosophy that many readers know; it establishes their ethical, social, and material standards; it confirms them in their prejudices or opens their minds to a wider world.
Simple Example
When it comes to seeking simplicity in life, where do you find inspiration? Whose example influences you? A person, a group, a movement, an aesthetic? Spread the inspiration below!
Monkey See, Monkey Do
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
Albert Schweitzer
“If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.”
from His Burial Too by Catherine Aird