Fyodor DostoyevskyBut how could you live and have no story to tell?
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You cannot live and have no story to tell. It is impossible to lead a life with no history. Every day, we make choices and take actions which affect us and others. Our lives are full of events and memories that make us who we are. If you had no stories to tell, how would you know who you were?
Source: White Nights
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