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> [We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-gottschall/we-are-as-a-species-addicted-to-story-even-when-the-body-goes-to/)

[Jonathan Gottschall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-gottschall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/jonathan-gottschall-14219_addicted_we-are-as-a-species-addicted-to-story-ev_632005.jpg)

> [I became a writer because I got addicted to story. The first storyteller in my life was my father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/i-became-a-writer-because-i-got-addicted-to-story-the-first/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/salman-rushdie-153_father_i-became-a-writer-because-i-got-addicted_2978580.jpg)

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