“Other people’s tragedies should not be the subject of idle conversation.”
Source: Because of Winn-Dixie
“The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.”
Le sujet d'une belle tragédie doit n'être pas vraisemblable.
Héraclius (1646), preface.
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