You don’t tell a story only to yourself. There’s always someone else. Even when there is no one. A story is like a letter. Dear You, I’ll say. Just you, without a name. Attaching a name attaches you to the world of fact, which is riskier,
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“Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”
― The Young Elites
― The Young Elites
“No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at all.”
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― Siege and Storm
“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des Rêves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of the circus.
You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream.”
― The Night Circus
You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream.”
― The Night Circus
“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
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