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Originally Posted by J. R. R. Tolkien
At no time can I remember that the enjoyment of a story was dependant on belief that such things could happen or had happened in 'real life'. 'Fairy-stories' were plainly not primarily concerned with possibility, but with desirability. If they awaken a desire, satisfying it while often whetting in unbearably, they succeeded.
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This quote from Tolkien really effected my way of looking at literature and, I think, helped me get an A in English literature while all the time criticising the novel we were looking at.