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Quote by Walter Brueggemann
Everybody has a script.
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“Everybody has a script” compares life to a performance. It suggests that each person carries a set of expected words, roles, or actions that shapes how they behave. The line does not specify who wrote these scripts or whether people follow them exactly; it simply points to the patterns guiding everyone’s conduct.
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