Everything is a tale, Martin. What we believe, what we know, what we r…

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Everything is a tale, Martin. What we believe, what we know, what we remember, even what we dream. Everything is a story, a narrative, a sequence of events with characters communicating an emotional content. We only accept as true what can be narrated.
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