Story
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Once upon a time,
not long ago…
—Slick Rick
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
—Maya Angelou
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The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.
—Mary Catherine Bateson
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Great stories happen to those who can tell them.
—Ira Glass
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Every story I create creates me. I write to create myself.
—Octavia Butler
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Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.
—Neil Gaiman
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Stories teach us empathy. They reveal to us ourselves in the skins of others.
—Justin Cronin
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The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.
—Barry Lopez
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State creates story.
—Deb Dana
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We tell ourselves stories in order to live.
—Joan Didion
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I have a tale to tell.
—Madonna
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When narrative matters more than fact
The psychological comforts of storytelling
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The desirability of storytellers
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What kids learn from hearing family stories
How the brain reacts to scrambled stories
Lying is its own form of storytelling
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