William Empson Quote

The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.


Milton's God (1981) ch. 7


The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.

The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.

The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.

The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.