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Friday, 19 August 2022

WHY MUSIC & STORIES ARE SO POWERFUL

'Music and stories are so powerful because they are microcosms of the basic structure of the universe.'
Ellis Potter, 3 Theories of Everything, p.5.

Posted by Ed Shaw at 10:39

Labels: Ellis Potter, MUSIC, STORIES

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