Tod LangleyStories of Fantasy are nothing more than the retelling of our own triumphs and sad, sad tragedies ... Tod LangleyI have that painted on my office wall and love to stare at it.
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Tod Langley, a British actor who starred in many films including Dr. Strangelove, said, “Stories of Fantasy are nothing more than the retelling of our own triumphs and sad, sad tragedies.” Each time we tell a story or create a story, it is out of the struggles that we have overcome. So, when we are telling stories about people, they are not just stories of fantasy, but are instead the retelling of our own triumphs and sad, sad tragedies.
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