Who said "The dead speak through the stories we tell about them."?

This quote is attributed to Jimmy Breslin.

The dead speak through the stories we tell about them. - Jimmy Breslin

"The dead speak through the stories we tell about them."

Jimmy Breslin Death

Columnist Author American 1928–2017

"The stoop is the poor man's front porch."

"A person is smart. People are dumb."

"The only thing that matters is what you do right now."

"You earn respect by how you treat people."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."