Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been writing your story and it's time you took the pen from his hand and started writing it yourself.

Bill Moyers
Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been...
Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been...
Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been...
Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been...
About This Quote

The story of your life is not written by your parents or teachers or anyone else. It's written by you. The only person who can write your story is you. This quote reminds people that they have the ability to define their own story and their own experiences, and that they deserve to be the ones to write it. This has a positive message for people struggling with depression, because it can help them realize that they are in charge of their own lives and that it is their story, not someone else's.

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