If we make our own history, if we tell stories that bring us together, we'll be stronger. It'll give us something to believe in. The sickos can't do that — they're no better than animals — but we can. Every battle we win we have to tell the story over and over, so that we can win more battles. People love stories. They've told stories since even before they could write. Myths and legends, stories of heroes and villains, gods and monsters. Real things happened, the story got told and then the stories became legends. That's what we've got to do — tell our own heroic stories. Charlie Higson
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The American author, Maya Angelou, wrote this famous poem in 1972. She was talking about the importance of telling stories that are based on the truth, rather than made up. She suggests that if we can make our own history, then we will be able to tell stories that are based on the truth, which will give us something to believe in. People love stories.

They’ve told stories since even before they could write. Myths and legends, stories of heroes and villains, gods and monsters. Real things happened, the story got told and then the stories became legends.

That’s what we’ve got to do – tell our own heroic stories.

Source: The Fear

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