The world of the Takers is one vast prison, and except for a handful of Leavers scattered across the world, the entire human race is now inside that prison.
Daniel QuinnI have amazing news for you. Man is not alone on this planet. He is part of a community, upon which he depends absolutely.
Daniel QuinnBut why? Why do you need prophets to tell you how you ought to live? Why do you need anyone to tell you how you ought to live
Daniel QuinnThe theory I'm putting forward here is that storytelling is a genetic characteristic in the sense that early human hunters who were able to organize events into stories were more successful than hunters who weren'tโand this success translated directly into reproductive success. In other words, hunters who were storytellers tended to be better represented in the gene pool than hunters who weren't, which (incidentally) accounts for the fact that storytelling isn't just found here and there among human cultures, it's found universally.
Daniel Quinn