I can't remember a time when I didn't write or make up stories, because it seemed to come with reading.
The scariness of manhood to males may be symbolically seen in the many stories of indigenous Australian boys who ran away and hid in the bush as the time of initiation approached.
I write all the time. I do artwork that's part of a diary, and I write short stories to go with them pretty much every day.
Most stories in 'True Blood' take place over a short amount of time. I think the entire three seasons of the show have only spanned a month and a half of those characters' lives.
Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be a wonderful length for our generation.
I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.
I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards.
I tend to like writing long stories in comics. I worked on 'Flash,' 'Teen Titans' and 'JSA' for years. I always like diving into characters.
I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch.
I don't travel and tell stories, because that's not the way these days. But I write my books to be read aloud, and I think of myself in that oral tradition.
If two people believe in the same story, they might be thousands of miles apart and total strangers, but they still have a sense they can trust each other.
An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without coming too close to other people's privacy.
Alexander Dyle: All right, get set for the story of my life. Reggie Lampert: Fiction or non-fiction?
Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] My kid brother looked like a tick about to pop!
Narrator: Was there no end to the conspiracy of irrational prejudice against Red Ryder and his peacemaker?
Narrator: Downtown Hohman was preparing for this yearly baccanalia of peace on Earth and goodwill to men.
Santosh Patel: Spectacle. Don't let the stories and pretty lights fool you, boys. Religion is darkness.
Falcor: Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest.
Tracy Lord: Oh, we're going to talk about me again, are we? Goody.
Commoner: We all want to forget something, so we tell stories. It's easier that way.
Donkey: We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I'm making waffles!
