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Ursula K. Le Guin

There's a good deal in common between the mind's eye and the TV screen, and though the TV set has all too often been the boobtube, it could be, it can be, the box of dreams.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Dreams

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Le Guin is saying that both imagination and television show images to us, but while TV is often seen as mindless entertainment, it also has the potential to inspire and create wonder. She suggests that just like the mind’s eye can dream and imagine, TV can be a powerful source of creativity and meaningful stories.

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