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We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we can__ live without telling them and hearing them. Stories are how we make sense of our lives and of the world. When we__e distressed and go to therapy, our therapist__ job is to help us tell our story. Life doesn__ come with plots; it__ messy and chaotic; life is one damn, inexplicable thing after another. And we can__ have that. We insist on meaning. And so we tell stories so that our lives make sense.
John Dufresne Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
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We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we can__ live without telling them and hearing them. Stories are how we make sense of our lives and of the world. When we__e distressed and go to therapy, our therapist__ job is to help us tell our story. Life doesn__ come with plots; it__ messy and chaotic; life is one damn, inexplicable thing after another. And we can__ have that. We insist on meaning. And so we tell stories so that our lives make sense.
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Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months

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