Literature gives form to inner experience; through reading, ... - D.W. Winnicott

This quote is attributed to D.W. Winnicott.

"Literature gives form to inner experience; through reading, we live vicariously and therefore live more fully."

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Psychoanalyst British 1896–1971

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