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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The pre-human creature from which man evolved was unlike any other living thing in its malicious viciousness toward its own kind. Humanization was not a leap forward but a groping toward survival. – Eric Hoffer

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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature. – Eric Hoffer

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

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The child began reading favorite stories of magic to the river, believing the tales would be carried to someone in need. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story. – Native American saying

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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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A fast is better than a bad meal. – Irish Proverb

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