Stephen KingI've met talespinners before, Jake, and they're all cut more or less from the same cloth. They tell tales because they're afraid of life.
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The story of the young man who told the tale of the abandoned princess, whose mother had died, was perhaps just that. The tale spun by the young man to keep him company. While his mother was dying, he feared that the crown would be taken away from him and given to another. But when she died, he had no choice but to pick up the mantle of his dead mother and continue on with her legacy.
Source: The Dark Tower
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