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title: "4 Greater Story Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Greater Story quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Greater Story sayings and thoughts."
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> [But remember, child, we may all have our own story and destiny, and sometimes our seemingly bad fortune, but we're all part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-e-pearson/but-remember-child-we-may-all-have-our-own-story-and-destiny-and/)

[Mary E. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-e-pearson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/mary-e-pearson-2812_bad-fortune_but-remember-child-we-may-all-have-our-o_228814.jpg)

> [“the lost sense that we play out our lives as part of a greater story”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-whyte/the-lost-sense-that-we-play-out-our-lives-as-part-of-a-greater-story/)

[David Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-whyte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/david-whyte-3502_life_the-lost-sense-that-we-play-out-our-live_786652.jpg)

> [“I was starting to believe I was a character in a greater story, which is why the elements of story made sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-was-starting-to-believe-i-was-a-character-in-a-greater-story-which/)

[Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/donald-miller-607_first-place_i-was-starting-to-believe-i-was-a-charac_882256.png)

> [“Behind every novel is a greater story of how it came to be published.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-rese/behind-every-novel-is-a-greater-story-of-how-it-came-to-be-published/)

[T.L. Rese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-rese/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba5/t-l-rese-36445_books_behind-every-novel-is-a-greater-story-of_3128394.jpg)

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