Vol. 06 · Misquoted ·Film ·169 of 348
"Life is like a box of chocolates."
They never said that.
What people say
"Life is like a box of chocolates."
What was actually said
"My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates." Forrest Gump — Forrest Gump (1994)
Why it stuck
The line is framed as second-hand wisdom — a reported aphorism. Quoting it directly erases the storyteller and turns folk saying into doctrine.
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