55 Quotes by Jonathan Auxier


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    A well-spun tale can transport listeners away from their humdrum lives and return them with an enlarged sense of the world.

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    When a population loses its stories, it loses its capacity for wonder - what remains is a life of drudgery and toil

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    And even though they had eaten nothing, the girl still ended her day with a belly full of story—which sticks to the ribs even better than mutton.

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    A story helps folks face the world, even when it frightens 'em. And a lie does the opposite. It helps you hide.

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    Gifts are meant to be left behind, not waved under a person's nose like a boast. It's a very private thing to open a present, and a person deserves to do it in his own way.

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