From
“Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst
October 7
“I believe I have the popular reputation of being a storyteller, but I
do not deserve the name in its original sense, for it is not the story itself,
but its purpose, or effect, that interests me... The sharpness of a refusal or
the edge of a rebuke may be blunted by an appropriate story, so as to save
wounded feeling and yet serve the purpose. No, I am not simply a storyteller,
but storytelling as an emollient saves me much friction and distress.” - Abraham
Lincoln
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