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“So I found myself telling my own stories. It was strange: as I did it I realised how much we get shaped by our stories. It's like the stories of our lives make us the people we are. If someone had no stories, they wouldn't be human, wouldn't exist. And if my stories had been different I wouldn't be the person I am.”
― The Night Is for Hunting
― The Night Is for Hunting
“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
― The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82
― The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”
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“The aim of literature ... is the creation of a strange object covered with fur which breaks your heart.”
― Come Back, Dr. Caligari
― Come Back, Dr. Caligari
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