“Other people's stories may become part of your own, the foundation of it, the ground it goes on.”
“And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise. Things keep going on, they overlap and blur, your story is part of your sister's story is part of many other stories, and there is no telling where any of them may lead.”
“Quit dwelling on other people's stories and make up some of your own.”
“We may just be specters in this world, but our stories, if they are remembered and retold, become real and solid and alive... Once you hear a story, it becomes part of you. It can't die.”
“If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.”
“We have our stories, and we speak of them, and weave them into other people's stories - that's how it goes, does it not?”