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> [I write because the lives of all of us are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/i-write-because-the-lives-of-all-of-us-are-stories-if-enough-of-those/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

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## More by Julius Lester

> [A good teacher is one who helps you become who you feel yourself to be. A good teacher is also one who says something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/a-good-teacher-is-one-who-helps-you-become-who-you-feel-yourself-to/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [“Stagolee was, undoubtedly and without question, the baddest nigger that ever lived. Stagolee was so bad that the flies wouldn't even fly around his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/stagolee-was-undoubtedly-and-without-question-the-baddest-nigger-that/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [But there are times when a tree can no longer withstand the pain inflicted on it, and the wind will take pity on that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/but-there-are-times-when-a-tree-can-no-longer-withstand-the-pain/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [“To give good hugs you have to have some soft places. —Jeremy Richards”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/to-give-good-hugs-you-have-to-have-some-soft-places-jeremy-richards/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [“Perhaps one of the writer's tasks is to weave himself into others' pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/perhaps-one-of-the-writer-s-tasks-is-to-weave-himself-into-others-pain/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [How can I love you if I don't know what hurts you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/how-can-i-love-you-if-i-don-t-know-what-hurts-you/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [But I want you around even when I don't need you. —Jeremy Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/but-i-want-you-around-even-when-i-don-t-need-you-jeremy-richards/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [“Just because you're bron to someone, it doesn't mean you belong to them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/just-because-you-re-bron-to-someone-it-doesn-t-mean-you-belong-to-them/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [Being a failure at living your own life as best as you can is better than being a success living the life somebody else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/being-a-failure-at-living-your-own-life-as-best-as-you-can-is-better/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [I write because the lives of all of us are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/i-write-because-the-lives-of-all-of-us-are-stories-if-enough-of-those/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [Books, and especially fiction, do not proceed from ideas. They are born from feelings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/books-and-especially-fiction-do-not-proceed-from-ideas-they-are-born/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [Dying ain't important. Everyone does that. What's important is how well you do your living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/dying-ain-t-important-everyone-does-that-what-s-important-is-how-well/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [When I read students’ attempts at creative writing it is obvious immediately that most of them have not read much or widely. The aspiring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/when-i-read-students-attempts-at-creative-writing-it-is-obvious/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [Silence was not the absence of sound but was itself a sound that could be loud or soft, soothing or disturbing, complex or simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/silence-was-not-the-absence-of-sound-but-was-itself-a-sound-that/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

> [If I canot know your name, may I light a lamp so I can see your face?' If you sould ever see my face,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-lester/if-i-canot-know-your-name-may-i-light-a-lamp-so-i-can-see-your-face/)

[Julius Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-lester/)

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