Creatures Quote by Jonathan Gottschall

“We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a time.'”

Jonathan Gottschall

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We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.

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Story is where people go to practice the key skills of human social life.

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The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.

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