Quotes From Big Fish

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In the movie Big Fish there is a very important quote that is said at the end of the movie. The quote is,”The man tells his stories so many times, that he becomes the stories. They live on after him. And in that way he becomes immortal.” In this quote it is telling about Edward, and how he told his stories all through his life. Every opportunity that he had to tell a story he took. Stories were very important to Edward because they added more excitement, and more meaning to his life, they give life flavor. When someone tells a story so many times, people remember them and then they start to tell those stories. Once this person, this storyteller passes away their stories have influenced people and those stories will be told and passed on for

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