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The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best – and therefore never scrutinize or question. – Stephen Jay Gould

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The story—from Rumplestiltskin to War and Peace—is one of the basic tools invented by the human mind for the purpose of understanding. There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form. – Jean Luc Godard

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There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. – Willa Cather

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You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story. – Anthony De Mello

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