Looking back together, telling our stories to one another, we learn how to be on our own.
– Lois Lowry
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- It’s just that…without the memories, it’s all meaningless. – Lois Lowry
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- Stories arrest us. Parents use stories to capture the attention of active children. Preachers use stories to capture the attention of sleepy adults. – Tony Reinke
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