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Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind Quotes: It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.
         

It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.


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It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.
         



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This page presents the quote "It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.". Author of this quote is Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind. This quote is about self-image, sense-of-self, stories, identity, storytelling,.