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> [I know what the narrative is on me. It's because I come from money and I have a swagger and confidence about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-rivers/i-know-what-the-narrative-is-on-me-it-s-because-i-come-from-money-and/)

[Austin Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-rivers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/372/austin-rivers-5458_about_i-know-what-the-narrative-is-on-me-it-s_297654.jpg)

> [If you go in with a plan to make a point, and you know what your narrative is going to be already,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-novick/if-you-go-in-with-a-plan-to-make-a-point-and-you-know-what-your/)

[Lynn Novick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-novick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a7/lynn-novick-76866_mind_if-you-go-in-with-a-plan-to-make-a-point_345702.jpg)

> [I think that everything in this life is a story you know; our own narrative, our own history, it's all a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/regina-spektor/i-think-that-everything-in-this-life-is-a-story-you-know-our-own/)

[Regina Spektor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/regina-spektor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/regina-spektor-3582_history_i-think-that-everything-in-this-life-is_708443.png)

> [“To know the narrative in advance is to turn yourself into a machine,” the Manager continues. “What makes humans human is precisely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/to-know-the-narrative-in-advance-is-to-turn-yourself-into-a-machine/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/david-sedaris-333_computers_to-know-the-narrative-in-advance-is-to-t_2043873.jpg)

> [Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/living-in-a-story-being-part-of-a-narrative-is-much-more-satisfying/)

[David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/david-byrne-1206_life_living-in-a-story-being-part-of-a-narrat_2237278.jpg)

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