We sour to the familiar and shrug at the common, whether it’s starlings or dialog. Only children can be fed clichés and not immediately spit them out, though it’s a poor diet for anyone. (Proverbs, unlike clichés, have meat and truth and can be gnawed for some time.) Only children and inexperienced readers can be served the next-best cut, which is emoti…
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