“This story of loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.(pg.18)”
Northrop Frye (1912–1991) Canadian literary critic and literary theorist
"Quotes", The Educated Imagination (1963), Talk 2: The Singing School
“Why is the measure of love… loss? pg.9”
Written on the Body (1992)
Source: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
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