Quote by Eric Hoffer
Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause,

Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause, an ideal, a mission and the like is largely a search for a plot and a pattern in the development of his life story — a story that is basically without meaning or pattern. – Eric Hoffer

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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. – Eric Hoffer

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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. – Eric Hoffer

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To be Human is to be a storyteller. – Barbara K. Walker

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Story is a yearning meeting an obstacle. – Robert Olen Butler

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The universe is made of stories, not atoms. – Muriel Rukeyser

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for the soul. – Natalie Kusz, Road Song, 1990

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Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives, and especially on their destinies, as what they do. – Victor Hugo

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There is always something left to love. And if you aint learned that, you aint learned nothing. – Lorraine Hansberry

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