You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience …

Toni Morrison
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You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human... And although you don't have complete control over the narrative - no author does, I can tell you - you could nevertheless create it. ✨ These Great Commencement Speeches Will Change How You Look at Success and Failure by Matt Miller, www.esquire.com. May 5, 2017.
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