I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No — Poul Anderson
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I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No matter how worthy the message of something, if it's dull, you're just not communicating.-Poul_Anderson

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