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Literature begins with that “why,” even if we were to answer that question over and over with an ordinary “I don’t know.”
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The quote presents literature as beginning with a question: “why?” An answer is not required to start the process. Even repeatedly saying “I don’t know” keeps the question open, allowing thought, curiosity, and further exploration to continue. Literature therefore grows from the effort to ask and consider difficult questions, even when no clear answer is available.
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