There can't be a pure myth, especially when the myth has been handed down in the oral tradition. As the stories are told, they change. If the stories don't change they just die.
Maxine Hong Kingston
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Other quotes by Maxine Hong Kingston
I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.
I've been writing since I was 7, but before that, I was orally making stories.
About Maxine Hong Kingston
Profession: Writer
Nationality: American
Born: October 27, 1940