Alive Quote by Tim O'Brien

“My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead.” quote by Tim O'Brien — Download Open image

“My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead.”

Tim O'Brien

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