I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy. — Tom Bissell
I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy. — Tom Bissell
I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy. — Tom Bissell
I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy. — Tom Bissell
I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy. — Tom Bissell
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I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy.

— Tom Bissell
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