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title: "2 Story Control Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“ You see, a story is not just a thing told to a child before sleep. A story is control. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/you-see-a-story-is-not-just-a-thing-told-to-a-child-before-sleep-a/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/roshani-chokshi-14822_children_you-see-a-story-is-not-just-a-thing-told_1178923.jpg)

> [Vera said: “Why do you feel you have to turn everything into a story?” So I told her why. Because if I tell the story, I control the version. Because if I tell the story, I can make you laugh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/vera-said-why-do-you-feel-you-have-to-turn-everything-into-a-story-so/)

[Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/)

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