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> [“We all fictionalize ourselves in the process of creating a story out of the raw materials of our life. For some it is a soap opera, for others an epic, but, for all of us, it's an ongoing narrative that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-mccormick/we-all-fictionalize-ourselves-in-the-process-of-creating-a-story-out/)

Neil McCormick

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## More by Neil McCormick

> [“We all fictionalize ourselves in the process of creating a story out of the raw materials of our life. For some it is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-mccormick/we-all-fictionalize-ourselves-in-the-process-of-creating-a-story-out/)

Neil McCormick

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