You like to tell true stories, don't you?' he asked, and I … - Norman Maclean

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You like to tell true stories, don't you?' he asked, and I answered, 'Yes, I like to tell stories that are true.'
Then he asked, 'After you have finished your true stories sometime, why don't you make up a story and the people to go with it?
Only then will you understand what happened and why.
It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us.

Norman Maclean

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories · October 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Norman Fitzroy Maclean (December 23, 1902 – August 2, 1990) was an American author and scholar noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992).

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