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“There are people. There are stories. The people think they…” quote by Alan Moore — Download Open image

“There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse if often closer to the truth. Stories shape the world. They exist independently of people, and in places quite devoid of man, there may yet be mythologies.”

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