Kindle Notes & Highlights
“I don’t want the truth, Seth. Nobody’s going to make you tell your story, but if you listen you might understand why the rest of us will.� She keeps looking at Seth, but the rest is catch-up for us. “See, life happens as much in the imagination as it does out where there’s earth, wind, and fire. How we understand story can be a blueprint for understanding our lives. Things happen in seemingly random order, but if we pay attention to real events the way an author pays attention to story, we’re forced to look at cause and effect, and understanding cause and effect shows us the relatedness of
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“The tellers of the tale. It isn’t a question of whether or not you’re the hero of your life, it’s whether or not you’re the narrator; whether you tell your own tale or let someone tell it for you. The characters I love stand up for themselves, understand that they run their
and I have to admit that the part of me that hangs on like a pit bull has saved me as many times as it’s shamed me.
