A system that privileges rationality over emotion is a system that protects the status quo. Stories have no such qualms.
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I’m a playwright, which means I spend my time wondering what it would be like to be other people in the worst moments of their lives, how they might fight back or react or flounder when things go wrong, and how I can make their struggles more compelling for strangers to watch or read.
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