We owe it to each other to tell stories.

We tell each other stories in order to live.

Their story, yours, mine - it's what we all carry with us on this trip we take, and we owe it to each other to respect our stories and learn from them.

Our story is not really ours until we tell it, until it belongs to others too.

Our lives are stories, and the stories we have to give to each other are the most important. No one has a story too small and all are of equal stature. We each tell them in different ways, through different mediums — and if we care about each other, we'll take the time to listen.

The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.

We tell ourselves stories in order to live.

All of our stories are important.

We tell stories and listen to them because we live stories and live in them.

We learn from each other’s stories

But Andrew was right about one thing. Human beings need to tell stories. Historically, it's the quickest way we have for transmitting useful information to other members of our species. Stories are not simply nice things to have; they are essential survival tools.
And yes, the stories we tell ourselves are just as important as the stories we tell other people.

I'm telling you stories. Trust me.

It is right to pay heed to the stories of our people, for that is how we learn who we are and what is required of us in this life and the life beyond.

Our global responsibility now is not to determine who owns what identity, but to convey to future generations what we all owe each other.