Agree. You can "read" this one almost any way you like.

We are hardwired for story. That's what I suspect she means. But what makes that one of her many wise and quotable lines so popular is probably how many interpretations it appears to support.
I read the quote in question as a psychological maxim, true on many levels.
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Agree. You can "read" this one almost any way you like. And saying we're "hardwired for story" is a wonderful phrase. Thank you!
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