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The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library, #1)

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Library of the Unwritten > Is a story a lie?

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Jul 01, 2020 05:13PM

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'"A lie, A dream, Good stories are both,” Clare dismissed. “Is it so bad? He’ll remember the story, turn it over carefully in the back of his mind, feel the edges of it like he would a lucky coin. A story will change him if he lets it. The shape and the spirit of it. Change how he acts, what dreams he chooses to believe in. We all need our stories; I just fed him a good one."' Pg. 24

Is a story a lie? Or is it a dream? A chance of hope? A way in which we cope with the world around us? When we write or tell stories, are we meaning to deceive our readers and listeners?

If stories are lies, are songs? Are movies? Are our dreams?

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