Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.
The story you believe is the one that will control you.
It must be remembered that while sympathy with joy intensifies the sum of joy in the world., sympathy with pain does not really diminish the amount of pain. It may make man better able to endure evil, but the evil remains.
"The best stories are those that resonate with our own experiences, yet take us somewhere new."