Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.

Charles De Lint
About This Quote

There are many times in life when you find yourself in a situation where you feel unsure of what to do. In this quote, Robert McKee is encouraging his students to remember that no one else has the same experiences that you do, and therefore they cannot accurately tell the stories that you have to tell. The stories that you have to tell can be a way in which your story is remembered, and in a large enough number of people, they will become a story of your success.

Source: The Blue Girl

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