“Home is where your story begins.”

“Behind all your stories is always your mother's story. Because hers is where yours begin.”

“But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.”

“The story did not end at the tree. For you and your people, that is where the story begins.”

“But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin.”

“Begin your writing, fiction or article, where the action begins. This action can be internal (e.g., an important insight or personal decision) or external (e.g., a murder or calamity). Begin too early, you lose your reader. Begin too late, you lose your story.”