Every novel has at least three stories. Of course, there’s story in its pages. But then there’s the story of its writing. And there’s also the story of its reaching, or not reaching, the bigger world of its readers.
This was what I liked most about my friends: just sitting around and telling stories. Window stories and mirror stories. I only listened - the stories on my mind weren't that funny.
The story of Noah, like other stories in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are archetypal. Noah's story tells us that human beings have an inherent tendency towards violence both towards their fellow human beings and towards the creation itself. The ...
I'm a big believer in spontaneity.
I'm a big fan of Lady Gaga.
I'm not a big family person. I'm more of a loner.
Denmark is like a big family of people.
The Internet is the Viagra of big business.
It's unfortunate that music has become such big business.
I like death. I'm a big fan of it.
I'm a big fan of country.
To have a big life, dream a big dream.
Small gestures can have a big impact.
I've had the big ups and the big downs.
I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.
BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know.
The Dude: At least I'm housebroken.
These short stories are vast structures existing mostly in the subconscious of our cultural history. They will live with the reader long after the words have been translated into ideas and dreams. That's because a good short story crosses the borders...
Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories: the story of the tiger’s wife, and the story of the deathless man. These stories run like secret rivers through all the other stories of his life – of my grandfather’s ...
Stories are masks of God. That's a story, too, of course. I made it up, in collaborations with Joseph Campbell and Scheherazade, Jesus and the Buddha and the Brother's Grimm. Stories show us how to bear the unbearable, approach the unapproachable, co...
The big thing for actors is the level of commitment.
