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John Updike

The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion.

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John Updike suggests that the deep emotional and moral experiences a well-told story offers are similar to the familiar, intimate places once occupied by religious belief. These stories create a space where people can explore meaning and values in a way that religion traditionally provided.

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