Storytelling Quote by Diane Setterfield

“My story - my own personal story - ended before my writing began. Storytelling has only ever been a way of filling in the time since everything finished.” quote by Diane Setterfield — Download Open image

““My story - my own personal story - ended before my writing began. Storytelling has only ever been a way of filling in the time since everything finished.””

Diane Setterfield

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