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31507ba Philosophic thoughts allow people to use human reason and imagination to consider eternal matters and explore the ramifications of their own transience. American author Joan Didion postulated that we tell ourselves stories in order to live. Conceivably a personal crisis propels a person to delve into creating a guiding philosophy for living with reduced mental and emotional turmoil. Alternatively, perhaps we tell stories to examine, explain, and justify our failures. story story-of-life story-of-my-life story-of-your-life writing-memoir telling-stories story-of-a-soul memoir-writing storytelling Kilroy J. Oldster
4331ad9 I was facing him before the last word was out, but I should have been dead by then. In a way I did die, right there, all that time ago, and this is a ghost who has been telling you stories and drinking your wine. You don't understand. Never mind. lal lal-after-dark lal-alone lalkhamsin-khamsolal never-mind sailor-lal swordcane-lal telling-stories ghosts wine dying stories Peter S. Beagle