Who said this quote: when you lose stories, you lose the culture.?

Question

something like that, not exactly in those words..

Answer 1

It could well have been a character in Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."

That book is a story set in a future when America has become anti-intellectual and all books are being burned, but a group of exiles sets about preserving the culture by having each member memorize a great book and be able to recite it to others.

The book was made into a movie by Francois Truffaut (See the links below.)